Study on the Use of Hydride Fuel in High-Performance Light Water Reactor Concept

Table 2

Reactivity coefficients for oxide and hydride assemblies.

	Oxide assembly	Hydride assembly
Fuel temperature coefficient pcm/K	−2.43	−3.90
Moderator coefficient pcm/K	−15.1	−4.48
Void coefficient pcm/25% void	−1590	−625