Abstract
A numerical method for calculating the fission rate in an aqueous homogeneous nuclear reactor from the yields of fission fragments is proposed. Fission fragment yields are measured by spectroscopically analyzing the fuel solution. Using this method, numbers of fissions in the core of the VIR-2M nuclear reactor are determined for experimental runs throughout its 17-year-long operation. The number of uranium fissions per 1 MJ of energy released in the VIR-2M core is estimated at 3.13 × 1016.
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