Abstract
An analysis was performed for the temperature coefficient of reactivity measured in the six types of light-water-moderated and heavy-water-reflected cylindrical cores containing highly-enriched-uranium (HEU) or medium-enriched-uranium (MEU) fuel, which was constructed in the Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA). The purpose of the present analysis was to reveal a mechanism why a light-water region existed in the core contributes to a large positive temperature effect on reactivity. Therefore, based on the assessment of the computational method to calculate the temperature coefficient of reactivity in a multi-region type core, studies were carried out to examine each effect of three physical processes (Doppler broadening, thermal expansion and thermal neutron spectral shift) on the temperature coefficient and to separate each contribution of the multi-regions to this physical quantity. The measured temperature coefficients were approximately simulated by the calculations using the SRAC code system. Th...
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