LIST OF CONTENTS NUMBER | H. Choi A fast-running fuel management program for a CANDU reactor J.S. Cassell and M.M.R. Williams The infinite medium Green’s function in space and angle for the integro-differential form of the neutron transport equation with isotropic scattering B. Morillon 21 Resonance parameters perturbation with Doppler broadening in Monte Carlo neutron transport problems J.K.-H. Karlsson, I. Pazsit 3 An analytically solvable, axially non-homo- geneous reactor model II. Reactor kinetic approximations Long-term control of excess reactivity by burnable poison in reflector regions A. Gandini, M. Salvatores and Balance of power in ADS operation and safety I. Slessarev Technical notes Y. Ronen, M. Aboudy and A nuclear engine design with *47"Am as a D. Regev nuclear fuel K. Ryu and H. Sekimoto 3 Basic study of concentrically zoned fast reactor using natural uranium highly efficiently without fuel reprocessing NUMBER 2 W.D. Sharp and E.J. Allen 99 Stochastic neutron transport equations for rod and plane geometries Il IV Volume contents H. Song, Y.-I. Kim, 117 Evaluation of core nuclear analysis code T.-K. Kim, Y.-I. Kim system for LMR using measured physics and S.-J. Kim parameters of BFS-73-1 critical assembly H. Roushdy Derivation of modified approximate analytical formulae for calculating the direct and adjoint flux weighted resonance integrals using a variable neutron spectrum M.M.R. Williams The effect of random geometry on the criticality of a multiplying system D.L. Aldama and A. Trkov Analysis of the burnup credit benchmark with an updated WIMS-D library A.O. Goltsev, V.D. Davidenko, Computational problems in the calculation of V.F. Tsibulsky and A.A. Lekomtsev temperature effects for heterogeneous nuclear reactor unit cells Book reviews NUMBER 3 K.M. Leigh and R.T. Ackroyd 187 Obituary: Cedric Euan Iliffe O.B.E., E.R.D., M.A., C.Eng., F.I-Mech.E. M. Pitts, F. Rahnema, 191 Experiments of water-moderated plutonium T.G. Williamson, F. Trumble metal arrays: part I — description and R.E. Rothe M. Pitts, F. Rahnema, Experiments of water-moderated plutonium T.G. Williamson and F. Trumble metal arrays: part II — analysis M.M.R. Williams Neutron density fluctuations due _ to randomly distributed sources in finite media C.J. Jeong and H. Choi Xenon transient analysis for direct use of spent pressurized water reactor fuel in CANDU reactors (DUPIC) Volume contents NUMBER 4 H. Yapici, O. Ipek, V. Ozceyhan, 279 Analysis of the rejuvenation performance of A. Erigen hybrid blankets by using uranium fuels (UN, UC, UOs>, U;3Si,) and different coolants for various volume fraction Y.S. Choi, J.S. Kim and Public’s perception and judgment on nuclear B.W. Lee power S.R. Malkawi and N. Ahmad Prediction and measurement of neutron energy spectrum in a material test research reactor G.S. Srinivasan, O.P. Singh Leak noise detection and characterisation and R. Prabhakar using statistical features C.H. Pyeon, Y. Yamane, Application of modified explicit higher order T. Misawa and S. Shiroya perturbation (MHP) method to PWR core analysis O.M. Zamonsky, G.C. Buscaglia A posteriori error estimation for the one- and Y.Y. Azmy dimensional arbitrarily high order transport- nodal method NUMBER 5 M.L. Buzano, S.E. Corno and 371 Kinetics of two phase fuel reflected reactors F. Mattioda V.G. Toshinsky, H. Sekimoto and A method to improve multiobjective genetic G.I. Toshinsky algorithm optimization of a self-fuel-provid- ing LMFBR by niche induction among nondominated solutions D.C. Sahni and A. Sharma Computation of higher spherical harmonics moments of the angular flux for neutron transport problems in spherical geometry S.J. Kim, N.Z. Cho and Y.J. Kim A pan-shape transuranic burner core with a low sodium void worth C. Pereira, E.M. Leite and Waste analysis generated by alternative E.F. Faria reprocessing fuels from pressurised water reactors Volume contents NUMBER 6 S.T. Khericha 465 Development of one-energy group, two- dimensional, frequency dependent detector adjoint function based on the nodal method M.O. Allagi and Variational processing of stochastic simula- J.D. Lewins tion in neutron transport: the three-dimen- sional system N. Morishima Cold and thermal neutron scattering cross sections of liquid H, and D, at temperatures between melting and boiling points M.M.R. Williams The effect of random geometry on the criti- cality of a multiplying system II: Extension to resonance absorption Technical note N. Ashoub and H.G. Saleh Neutronic evaluation of two proposed fuel lattice pitches for ET-RR-1 reactor NUMBER 7 A.K. Popov, Yu. N. Pepelyshevy and 563 The model of the IBR-2 pulsed reactor of E.A. Bondarchenko periodic operation for investigations of transitional processes Y.S. Choi, S.H. Lee and Expert judgment for nuclear energy B.W. Lee A. Novelli The AMEBA PWR, a new concept in the technology of nuclear reactor safety M.O. Allagi and J.D. Lewins Higher-order variational _ perturbation expressions in fixed source problems using Monte Carlo trial functions T. Miura, M. Baba, M. Ibaraki, Measurement of neutron inelastic scattering T. Sanami, T. Win, Y. Hirasawa and cross-section for the first level of 7°8U in N. Hirakawa hundreds of keV range Volume contents Vil M. Marseguerra and E. Zio 639 Monte Carlo biasing in reliability calculations with deterministic repair times F. Adorjan, T. Czibok, S. Kiss, Core asymmetry evaluation using static K. Krinizs and J. Vegh measurements and neutron noise analysis NUMBER 8 W.J. Park, M.H. Han and K.J. Lee 659 Analysis of the distributional effects of radioactive materials on external gamma exposure R.C. Raichura 3 A working model for particle deposition in turbulent flow A.S. Ivanov and D.A. Ivanov Some peculiar features for kinetics of fission gas release from nuclear fuel on fast heating up D. Yu and W.S. Park 3. Combination and evaluation of expert opinions characterized in terms of fuzzy probabilities T.H.J.J. van der Hagen, R. Zboray Questioning the use of the decay ratio in and W.J.M. de Kruijf BWR stability monitoring H. van Dam 33 Long-term control of excess reactivity by burnable particles Technical note A.M. El-Messiry ETRR-2 control rod withdrawal accident Book review NUMBER 9 M. Caner and E.T. Dugan 759 ThO,-UO, annular pins for high burnup fuels M.A. Feltus and W.S. Miller Three-dimensional coupled kinetics/thermal- hydraulic benchmark TRIGA experiments Vill Volume contents K. Hashimoto, H. Ikeda and 791 Numerical instability of time-discretized T. Takeda one-point kinetic equations M.M.R. Williams Probabilistic methods in heterogeneous neu- tronic systems C.K. Jo, N.Z. Cho and Y.H. Kim Graphite-filled mixed-oxide fuel design for fully loaded PWR cores C. Yildiz Variation of the albedo and the transmission factor with forward and backward scattering in neutron transport theory—the Fx method Technical note N. Ashoub and E. Amin Detailed evaluation of ET-RR-2 neutronic design: approach to criticality NUMBER 10 S.Y. Kim and J.K. Kim 855 A reactivity hold-down strategy for soluble boron free operation by introducing Pu-238 added fuel L. Ali Khan, N. Ahmad, M.S. Zafar Reactor physics calculations and_ their and A. Ahmad experimental validation for conversion and upgrading of a typical swimming pool type research reactor . C.-J. Jeong and H. Choi Instability analysis on xenon spatial oscillation ina CANDU-6 reactor with DUPIC fuel J.S. Cassell and M.M.R. Williams Analytic solution of algebraic equations associated with the source-sink method of reactor lattices J.H. Moon, C.S. Kang and A pattern-matching model for operator J.H. Whang cognitive behaviors during accident conditions at a nuclear power plant Technical note F. Yousefpour and M.B. Ghofrani Improvement of the axial power distribution control capabilities in VVER-1000 reactors Volume contents NUMBER I] R. Koohi-Fayegh, M.H. Abad, 959 Neutron spectrum measurements from 1-16 S. Green and M.C. Scott MeV in beryllium assemblies with a central D-—T neutron source D.K. Mohapatra and Moderator temperature effect on reactivity in P. Mohanakrishnan light water moderated experimental reactors J. Solis-Rodarte, TRAC-BF1/NEM stability methodology for M. Cecenias-Falcon, K.N. Ivanov, BWR core wide and regional stability analysis A.J. Baratta and R.M. Edwards G. Vladuca, M. Sin and Neutron cross-sections of 7°5U in the energy C.C. Negoita range 0.01—5.5 MeV K.H. Bae, H.S. Lim, Design options for the safety injection J.H. Song, S.K. Sim and system of Korean next generation reactor J.K. Park V. Gopalakrishnan Temperature dependence of unshielded cross- sections in multigroup cross-section sets A. Yamamoto and Effect of core calculation models on opti- T. Kimoto mum cycle length analyses of pressurized water reactors NUMBER 12 H. Fu, J. Solis-Rodarte and 1051 TRAC-BF1I/NEM Modeling and results of K.N. Ivanov OECD/NEA BWR core transient benchmarks W. Hwang, B.-O. Lee and Recent improvements in modelling fission Y.J. Kim gas release and rod deformation on metallic fuel in LMR W.T. Hwang, M.H. Han and A methodology for determining optimal G. Cho durations for the use of contaminated crops as fodder following a nuclear accident using a dynamic food-chain model J.L. Muiioz-Cobo, R.B. Perez, A stochastic transport theory of neutron and T.E. Valentine, Y. Rugama and photon coupled fields: neutron and photon J.T. Mihalezo counting statistics in nuclear assemblies Xx Volume contents V. Gressier, D.G. Naberejnev and 1115 The impact of the harmonic crystal model on C. Mounier the neutron resonance parameters of 7*’Np K. Ishitani and Y. Yamane 1131 Estimation of fuel concentration distribution and subcriticality by using “‘pattern matching” method Technical note K. Ryu and H. Sekimoto A possibility of highly efficient uranium utilization with a pebble bed fast reactor NUMBER 13 A. Gandini, M. Salvatores and 1147 Coupling of reactor power with accelerator I. Slessarev current in ADS systems R. Sanchez On the singular structure of the uncollided and first-collided components of the Green’s function G. Vladuca and A. Tudora High accuracy average prompt fission neu- tron multiplicity description in the improved Los Alamos model Y. Kitamura, T. Misawa, General formulae for the Feynman-o H. Unesaki and S. Shiroya method with the bunching technique R.D.M. Garcia An analysis of the source-function integra- tion technique for postprocessing Py angular fluxes C.H. Pyeon, Y. Yamane, Higher order perturbation calculation with T. Misawa and S. Shiroya higher mode eigenfunctions in homogeneous system Technical note H. Yapici, S.O. Akansu Neutronic analysis of a moderated (D, T) and V. Ozceyhan fusion driven hybrid blanket Volume contents NUMBER 14 S.B. Degweker 1245 Some variants of the Feynman alpha method in critical and accelerator driven sub critical systems H.-J. Cho, K. Kobayashi, Measurement of neutron total cross-sections S. Yamamoto, Y. Fujita, Y. Lee, of Dy and Hf in the energy region from G. Kim, I.S. Ko, M.-H. Cho, 0.002 to 100 keV W. Namkung and S.K. Ko W.-J. Cho, J.-O. Lee Influence of temperature elevation on the and C.-H. Kang sealing performance of a potential buffer material for a high-level radioactive waste repository N. Zavaljevski and A. Shapiro A Markov chain Monte Carlo inverse procedure for radioactive contaminant transport in fractured rock: 1. Forward model N. Zavaljevski and A. Shapiro A Markov chain Monte Carlo inverse procedure for radioactive contaminant transport in fractured rock: 2. Inverse model Technical notes D.N. Ziabletsev and K.N. Ivanov Improved verification methodology for TRAC-PFI/NEM using NEA/OECD core transient benchmarks A.H. El-Kateb, R.A.M. Rizk Determination of atomic cross-sections and and A.M. Abdul-Kader effective atomic numbers for some alloys NUMBER 15 J.L. Munoz-Cobo, O. Rosello, 1345 Coupling of density wave oscillations in R. Miro, A. Escriva, D. Ginestar parallel channels with high order modal and G. Verda kinetics: application to BWR out of phase oscillations J.-S. Cheong An analytical prediction on the pump- induced pressure pulsation in a pressurized water reactor XII Volume contents I. Pazsit and V. Arzhanov 1385 Linear reactor kinetics and neutron noise in systems with fluctuating boundaries W.I. Ko, H.D. Kim, M.S. Yang, Electrical circuit model for quantifying the H.S. Park and K.J. Lee proliferation resistance of nuclear fuel cycles Technical note A.M. El-Messiry Reactivity accidents analysis during natural core cooling operation of ETRR-2 NUMBER 16 S. Perov, E. Altstadt 144] Vibration analysis of the pressure vessel and M. Werner internals of WWER-1000 type reactors with consideration of fluid—structure interaction J.H. Kim and P.H. Seong A methodology for the quantitative evalua- tion of NPP fault diagnostic systems’ dynamic aspects M.A. Atalay Milne problem for linearly anisotropic scat- tering and a specularly reflecting boundary H. van Dam Self-stabilizing criticality waves F. Mattioda, P. Ravetto Effective delayed neutron fraction for fluid- and G. Ritter fuel systems M.M.R. Williams Book reviews NUMBER 17 1535 Memories of Ivan Kuscer 1918—2000 P.E. Labeau 1543 A variational principle in probabilistic dynamics M. Marseguerra and E. Zio System unavailability calculations in biased Monte Carlo simulation: a possible pitfall