Research Article

The Dilution Dependency of Multigroup Uncertainties

Table 2

BWR lattice specifications.

ParameterValue

Unit cell pitch [mm]18.750
Fuel pellet diameter [mm]12.1158
Fuel pellet materialUO2
Fuel density [g/cm3]10.420
Fuel enrichment [w/o]2.93
Cladding outside diameter [mm]14.3002
Cladding thickness [mm]0.9398
Cladding materialZircaloy-2
Cladding density [g/cm3]6.55
Gap materialHe
Moderator materialH2O

Reactor conditionsValue

Fuel temperature [K]900.0
Cladding temperature [K]600.0
Moderator temperature [K]557.0
Moderator density [kg/m3]460.72