| Abstract: | It is shown that the use of the initial characteristics of samples makes it possible to decrease substantially the variance
and the bias in the determination of the critical neutron fluence for GR-280 RBMK graphite. It is recommended that a graphite
model that includes neutron fluence and the initial value of the elastic modulus be used as an approximation for dimensional
changes of graphite samples. 2 figures, 2 tables, 3 references.
Russian Science Center “Kurchatov Insitute”. Translated from Atomnaya énergiya, Vol. 87, No. 1, pp. 28–33, July, 1999. |
