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Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
L. Srinivasan
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 79 | Number 2 | October 1981 | Pages 228-233
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE81-A27411
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A new numerical approach is attempted to solve the three-dimensional multigroup diffusion equation in rectangular geometry using the principles of variational calculus. The method essentially consists in separating the variables along the x, y, and z directions so that the neutron flux can be synthesized into three components to get an approximate solution. This solution can be used as a starting trial function for flux in the next step, where the variables are treated nonseparable in order to get a better solution. The effect of separation of variables is also studied. Detailed calculations are performed for a benchmark problem and the results are presented along with published values that are calculated using finite difference codes.