Research Article

Calculation and Analysis of the Source Term of the Reactor Core Based on Multivariate Analysis of Variance

Table 2

Values of each factor.

FactorFuel consumption (MWd/tU)Enrichment (%)Specific power (MW/tU)Operation mode

Changes in fuel consumption (MWd/tU)10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 10000, 30000, and 50000440Continuous operation
Changes in enrichment (%)300002, 3, 4, and 540Continuous operation
Changes in specific power (MW/tU)30000420, 30, 40, and 50Continuous operation
Changes in operation mode30000440Intermittent operation