Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology (eBook, PDF)

Volume 14 Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Performance Parameters
Redaktion: Lewins, Jeffery; Becker, Martin

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 distinguished authors contributing to the volume from their extensive experience both in theory and practice. While the theme running through the volume emphasizes uncertainties in areas related to reactor physics, it is true to say that this field of application has much to offer other disciplines as well. Some of the authors are engaged in ex tensions to other areas. The volume may therefore appeal to a much wider audience who will appreciate a single and compre hensive overview of a methodology that is applicable to other fields. Notable developments in the field of nuclear engineering have included the formatting in recent versions of Evaluated Nuclear Data Files (e.g., ENDF/B and its variants) of cross section uncertainty, the general acceptance of good practice in the representation of error correlation matrices, and more recent developments in the application of Monte Carlo tech niques to sensitivity analysis in complex geometries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461334613
• Artikelnr.: 44058891

Autorenporträt

Martin Becker, geboren 1957 im südlichen Hochland von Tansania, besuchte dort ein englisches Internat. Mit zehn Jahren reiste er mit der Familie nach Deutschland aus.
Die Jugend verbrachte er in Gemmingen und in Büsingen am Rhein, wo er nach dem Gymnasium die berufliche Laufbahn in der Schweiz einschlug.
Nach dem Zivildienst in Heidelberg zog Becker nach München. Er lebt heute bei Landsberg/Lech und ist freiberuflich im Großraum München tätig.

Inhaltsangabe

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