Research Article
Analysis of Control Rod Drop Accidents for the Canadian SCWR Using Coupled 3-Dimensional Neutron Kinetics and Thermal Hydraulics
Table 4
Control rod reactivity worth when fully removed from the core.
| | BOC (beta = 2.959 mk) | EOC (beta = 3.153 mk) | Control rod number | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
| Reactivity worth (mk) | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.37 | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.89 | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.82 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.83 | Reactivity worth ($) | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.28 |
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