Research Article

Computational Model for the Neutronic Simulation of Pebble Bed Reactor’s Core Using MCNPX

Table 2

HTR-10 unit cell data.

Parameter Units Value

Moderator-to-fuel volumetric ratio1.33
Fuel pebble radiuscm 3.0000
Dummy pebble radius cm 2.7310
FCC unit cubic cell sizecm 8.6648
BCC unit cubic cell sizecm 6.8773