Annals of Nuclear Energy 1996: Vol 23 Index & Table of Contents

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NUCLEAR ENERGY
Volume 23
List of Contents and Author Index
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LIST OF CONTENTS
NUMBER |
A. Racz 1 A formal language to describe a wide class of
failure detection and signal validation procedures
Jeffery D. Lewins and Eugene N. Property discontinuities in the solution of finite
N. Ngcobo difference approximations to the neutron diffusion
equations
H. Konno and K. Hayashi Stochastic non-linear reactor model near the Hopf
bifurcation
Hugo van Dam Delayed neutron effectiveness in a fluidized bed
fission reactor
T. H. J. J. van der Hagen The effect of turbulent diffusion on transit-time
determination by cross correlation of temperature
fluctuations
K. F. Schoepf and T. Hladschik Dynamic ignition—a new operation criterion for
fusion plasmas
Technical Notes
I. I. Bashter, A. S. Makarious and Investigation of hematite-serpentine and
A. El-Sayed Abdo ilmenite—limonite concretes for reactor radiation
shielding
G. Th. Analytis A phenomenological model for the interpretation of
velocities measured in BWRs by cross-correlation
techniques
Current Papers in Nuclear Energy
NUMBER 2
Jin Il Mok and Poong Hyun Seong 87 Optimal inspection and replacement periods of the
safety system in Wolsung nuclear power plant unit |
with an optimized cost perspective
E. M. Malambu and E. H. Mund A self-consistent nodal method in response matrix
formalism for the multigroup diffusion equations
ili
Voiume Contents
H. Konno, R. Kozma and 119 CML approach to power reactor dynamics
M. Kitamura (I)—preservation of normality
Tae Hyeong Kim and Nam Zin Cho 133 Source projection analytic nodal S, method for
hexagonal geometry
J. H. Choi, H. S. Lim, M. Y. Ohn, 145 Prediction of transient behaviour of heavy water
K. M. Lee and J. Y. Huh and helium gas in reactivity mechanism thimbles
during an in-core break in CANDU reactor
F. E. Jatuff 151 Synthesis of unknowns for the interface partial
current method
H. Schoonewelle, T. H. J. J. van 159 A comparison of three time-domain anomaly
der Hagen and J. E. Hoogenboom detection methods
I Press Release from the NRPB
NUMBER 3
A. N. Kornilovsky, D. R. Kingdon 171 On the dynamics of fuel pellets in suspension
and A. A. Harms
M. A. Atalay 183 The critical slab problem for reflecting boundary
conditions in one-speed neutron transport theory
A. S. Makarious, I. I. Bashter, 195 On the utilization of heavy concrete for radiation
A. El-Sayed Abdo, shielding
M. Samir Abdel Azim and
W. A. Kansouh
P. H. Liem 207 Design procedures for small pebble-bed high
temperature reactors
M. Antonopoulos-Domis and 217 Velocity profile effects on neutron cross-spectra in
S. Kadi BWRs
R. S. Modak and V. K. Jain 229 Sub-space iteration scheme for the evaluation of A-
modes of finite-differenced multi-group neutron
diffusion equations
Technical Notes
Yigal Ronen 239 Correlations for delayed neutron yields for thermal,
fast and spontaneous fissions
Volume Contents
M. Segev and A. Galperin The use of flux ratios to homogenize squared
absorber cells
Current Papers in Nuclear Energy
Announcement
Press Release from AIP Press
NUMBER 4/5
Noel! Corngold Dedication
A. Ziya Akcasu and A statistical model for electron transport and dose
Edward W. Larsen calculations
Kent Christianson and A contribution to the problem of runaway electrons
Noel Corngold
J. Devooght, Huang Xing and A nonconforming finite element approximation of
E. H. Mund the transport equation in quadrangular and
hexagonal geometries
B. D. Ganapol and D. E. Kornreich The Green's function method for the monoenergetic
transport equation with forward/backward/isotropic
scattering
R. D. M. Garcia and C. E. Siewert A stable shifted-Legendre projection scheme for
generating P, boundary conditions
Ivan KuSéer The transport mean path of test particles in gases
Edward W. Larsen How rapidly and how far do neutrons migrate?
Jeffery Lewins Turning on the hot tap; the art of the analyst
Sudarshan K. Loyalka Rotation of a closed torus in the slip regime
N. J. McCormick Analytical transport theory applications in optical
oceanography
M. Makai and N. G. Sjostrand On the buckling approximation for the angular
distribution of neutrons in a slab lattice
I. Pazsit On the kinetic response of a reactor with delayed
neutrons
Volume Contents
G. C. Pomraning 413 (Weakly) three-dimensional Caseology
Anil K. Prinja 429 On the solution of a nonlocal transport equation by
the Wiener-Hopf method
W. Rothenstein 44t Neutron scattering kernels in pronouced resonances
for stochastic Doppler effect calculations
NUMBER 6
A. B. Smith and S. Chiba 459 Neutron scattering from elemental uranium and
thorium
Ritsuo Oguma 469 Investigation of power oscillation mechanisms based
on noise analysis at Forsmark-1 BWR
Robert J. Dodson and Madeline Low temperature overpressurization protection
Anne Feltus system setpoint analysis using RETRAN for Salem
J. Devooght and O. F. Smidts Transport of radionuclides in stochastic media:1.
The quasi-asymptotic approximation
B. Montagnini, P. Raffaelli, A 3D coarse-mesh time dependent code for nuclear
M. Sumini and D. M. Zardini reactor kinetic calculations
F. Erdogan, M. C. Giile¢yiiz, Solution of the C, equations using singular
A. Kaskas and C. Tezcan eigenfunctions and applications
NUMBER 7
C. D. Heising and 543 On a Bayesian estimation procedure for determining
J. A. Zamora-Reyes the average ore grade of a uranium deposit
Madeline Anne Feltus and 553 Evaluation of the FRANCO Finite Element Fuel
Kwangho Lee Rod Analysis Code
S. L. Schofield and R. T. Ackroyd 567 A maximum principle for time dependent transport
in systems with voids
O. F. Smidts Transport of radionuclides in stochastic media:
2. Evaluation of the parameters
Volume Contents
Feyzi Inanc 597 Development of a modular nodal method for
solving three dimensional spherical harmonic
equations
Technical Notes
Feyzi Inanc Verification of the three-dimensional modular nodal
method for spherical harmonic equations
A. S. Makarious, I. I. Bashter, Measurement of fast neutrons and secondary
A. El-Asyed Abdo and gamma rays in graphite
w. A. Kansouh
NUMBER 8
I. V. Serov and 625 Confluence of calculational and experimental
J. E. Hoogenboom information for determination of power distribution
and burnup
R. Schechtman and Risk assessment of the beneficial impact of a filtered
C. D. Heising venting containment system in a PWR with large,
dry containment
H. Sekimoto, H. Nakamura and Toxicity of radioactive wastes discharged from
N. Takagi nuclear energy center in the future equilibrium state
F. Anli and S. Giingér A spectral nodal method for one-group x, y, =-
cartesian geometry discrete ordinates problems
A. Gandini First and higher order, heuristically based
generalized perturbation theory (HGPT) with
optional control reset variable
Bingjing Su and The Fermi beam solution generalized to oblique
G. C. Pomraning incidence
NUMBER 9
T. Ohnishi 711 To what extent can the nuclear public relations be
effective?
Jae Owan Lee, Won Jin Cho, 727 Effect of dry density on Sr-90 diffusion in a
Pil Soo Hahn and Kun Jai Lee compacted Ca-bentonite for a backfill of radioactive
waste repository
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A. Sharif Heger, K. E. Holbert and 739 Fuzzy associative memories for instrument fault
A. Muneer Ishaque detection
N. Morishima 757 Information, contraction and extraction by MAR
modelling—II. dominant noise sources in BWRS
C. C. Stoker and Z. J. Weiss 765 Spatially dependent resonance cross sections in a
fuel rod
Technical Notes
V. A. Khotylev On the interpretation of a positive scram reactivity
A. Foglio Para and V. Sanjust Long radioactive decay chains and stiffness
problems
NUMBER 10
K. Devan, P. Mohanakrishnan, 791 Generation and validation of a new 121 group
V. Gopalakrishnan and S. M. Lee coupled (7, 7) cross section library for fast reactor
applications
T. Watanabe, Goung Jin Lee, A mechanistic model for the analysis of flashing
T. Iseki and M. Ishii phenomena
W. Yan and B. R. Upadhyaya An integrated signal processing and neural networks
system for steam generator tubing diagnostics using
eddy current inspection
K. Kobayashi Physical meaning of kinetics parameter “lifetime”
used in the new multi-point reactor kinetics
equations derived using Green’s function
G. C. Pomraning Small correlation length solutions for planar
symmetry beam transport in a stochastic medium
K. Hayashi, Y. Shinohara, Twice squaring method: non-linear acoustic signal
K. Watanabe and K. Nabeshima processing technique for real-time detection of
sodium boiling
NUMBER 11
J. W. Meadows, D. L. Smith, 877 Measurement of fast-neutron activation cross
L. R. Greenwood, R. C. Haight, sections for copper, europium, hafnium, iron,
Y. Ikeda and C. Konno nickel, silver, terbium and titanium at 10.0 and 14.7
MeV and for the Be@,n) thick-target spectrum
Volume Contents
J. Koclas, M. T. Sissaoui and Solution of the improved and generalized
A. Hébert quasistatic methods using an analytic calculation or
a semi-implicit scheme to compute the precursor
equations
C. H. Cho, J. H. Choi, J. Y. Huh CANDU® NPP reactor regulating system modelling
and S. Y. Lee using CATHENA
A. Racz Comments on the sequential probability ratio
testing methods
Technical Notes
A. El-Sayed Abdo, I. I. Bashter, Investigation of radiations penetration in aluminum
A. S. Makarious and used in reactor technology
W. A. Kansouh
A. S. Makarious, A. El-Sayed Radiation attenuation in light materials with
Abdo, I. I. Bashter and spherical geometry
W. A. Kansouh
NUMBER 12
R. S. Modak and D. C. Sahni 955 Some reciprocity-like relations in multi-group
neutron diffusion and transport theory over bare
homogeneous regions
N. Mori and K. Kobayashi Geometrical bucklings for two-dimensional regular
polygonal regions using the finite Fourier
transformation
Y. Yamane and D. Ito Feynman-a formula with dead time effect for a
symmetric coupled-core system
M. Antonopoulos-Domis, Identification of the excitation source of the
K. Mourtzanos and G. Por pressure vessel vibration in a Soviet built WWER
PWR with signal transmission path analysis
A. Racz and I. Lux A one-sided sequential test
F. Rahnema and ENDF/B-VI benchmark calculations for the
H. N. M. Gheorghiu Doppler coefficient of reactivity
Technical Notes
R. Hem Prabha and Polynomial expressions for Bickley ard exponential
R. D. S. Yadav integral functions
Volume Contents
. Dékmen and H. Atasoy 1027 Review of (n,3n) reaction cross-sections for fast
neutrons and its dependence on the neutron excess
term
NUMBER 13
. Benoist, A. Kharchaf and 1033 Multigroup Cy method—lI. Half-space albedo
. Sanchez problem
. Kharchaf, P. Benoist and 1049 Multigroup C, method—II. Albedo and
. Sanchez transmission for a slab
. C. Bakos and N. F. Tsagas 1061 Angular properties for combined 6.13 and
7.12 MeV source photons penetrating concrete, steel
and lead
. F. Fantoni and A. Mazzola A pattern recognition—artificial neural networks
based model for signal validation in nuclear power
plants
. Ruby and E. Elias Satisfying boundary conditions in three dimensions:
addendum
. S. Baek, J. Y. Huh, N. H. Lee, Study on models for mean diameter of aerosol
. H. Jeong and J. H. Choi particle for analysis of radionuclide behaviour
inside containment
Technical Note
F. Butuirat and M. Kietkiewicz On additivity of coagulation kernels
Letter to the editor
H. Roushdy A reply to “Remarks on the use of a corrected
formula for the neutron flux in a heterogeneous
lattice cell”
NUMBER 14
Kengo Hashimoto, Kei Ohya and 1099 Experimental investigations of dead-time effect on
Yoshiro Yamane Feynman-x method
Yoshiaki Oka and 1105 Negative coolant void reactivity in large fast
Tatjana Jevremovic breeder reactors with hydrogenous moderator layer