Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology Volume 14 Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Performance Parameters
We have pleasure in presenting Volume Fourteen to our readers. Volume Fourteen signifies a new dimension for our series, a volume devoted to the development of a single timely topic, that of sensitivity to uncertainty. This is still a broad topic and has been treated as such by the se veral disting...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1982, 1982
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1982 |
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Table of Contents:
- A. Purpose
- B. Scope of this Work
- C. Background
- D. Organization and Content of the Presentation
- Uncertainty in the Nuclear Data Used for Reactor Calculations
- A. Relevant Aspects of a Cross Section Data Base
- B. The Description of Nuclear Data Uncertainties and Correlations
- C. The Evaluation of Nuclear Data Uncertainties
- D. Existing Nuclear Data Uncertainty Files
- E. Conclusions on Nuclear Data
- Calculational Methodology and Associated Uncertainties
- A. Cross Section Processing
- B. Calculational Methodology for the Design Problem
- C. Determination of Calculational Corrections and Associated Uncertainties for a Critical Assembly
- D. Concluding Remarks
- Integral Experiment Information for Fast Reactors
- A. Availability of Integral Experiment Information
- B. Relevance of Data for Reactor Design
- C. Accuracy of Integral Experiment Data
- D. Selection of Reliable Integral Data
- E. Need for Additional Integral Experiment Data
- F. Summary
- Sensitivity Functions for Uncertainty Analysis
- A. Introduction
- B. Theoretical Foundation
- C. Criticality Reset Sensitivities
- D. Group Sensitivities and Uncertainties
- E. Selection of Sensitivities Included in the Analysis
- F. Other Uses and Limitations of Sensitivity Functions
- G. Summary
- Combination of Differential and Integral Data
- A. Introduction
- B. Derivation of Least-Squares Adjustment
- C. Input Data to the Adjustment
- D. The Results of Adjustment
- E. Application to an LMFBR
- F. Summary
- New Developments in Sensitivity Theory
- A. Introduction
- B. Sensitivity Theory for Reactor Depletion and Safety Problems
- C. Constrained Sensitivity Theory
- D. Complex Performance Parameters
- E. Methods to Account for Spectral-Fine-Structure Effects
- F. High Order Sensitivity Analysis
- G. Summary
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