Fig.7-5

Fig.7-5  (a) Conventional and (b) refined geometric model of the control rod and surrounding fuels

The refined model treats the surrounding fuel regions (inner core fuel, outer core fuel, radial blanket) according to the location of the control rod and employs two boundary conditions (isotropic reflection and vacuum). Those improvements allowed the flow of neutrons from the center to the exterior of the core to be simulated.

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