Sensitivity Analysis of the TRIGA IPR-R1 Reactor Models Using the MCNP Code

Table 4

Difference between the calculation and experimental data (ED).

Inserted control rod	Case  1		ED		Difference
	Shim	0.99603	−0.00399	0.99418	−0.00585	0.00185	0.00186
Safety	0.99741	−0.00260	0.99615	−0.00386	0.00126	0.00126
Regulating	1.01809	0.01777	1.01434	0.01414	0.00375	0.00363
No rods	1.02236	0.02187	1.01859	0.01825	0.00377	0.00362
Inserted control rod	Case  2		ED		Difference
	Shim	0.98772	−0.01243	0.99418	−0.00585	−0.00646	−0.00658
Safety	0.98914	−0.01098	0.99615	−0.00386	−0.00701	−0.00712
Regulating	1.01016	0.01006	1.01434	0.01414	−0.00418	−0.00408
No rods	1.01411	0.01391	1.01859	0.01825	−0.00448	−0.00434
Inserted control rod	Case  3		ED		Difference
	Shim	0.99644	−0.00357	0.99418	−0.00585	0.00226	0.00228
Safety	0.99805	−0.00195	0.99615	−0.00386	0.00190	0.00191
Regulating	1.01851	0.01817	1.01434	0.01414	0.00417	0.00403
No rods	1.02300	0.02248	1.01859	0.01825	0.00441	0.00423
Inserted control rod	Case  4		ED		Difference
	Shim	0.98479	−0.01544	0.99418	−0.00585	−0.00939	−0.00959
Safety	0.98627	−0.01392	0.99615	−0.00386	−0.00988	−0.01006
Regulating	1.00702	0.00697	1.01434	0.01414	−0.00732	−0.00717
No rods	1.01126	0.01113	1.01859	0.01825	−0.00733	−0.00712