Calculation of temperature coefficients of reactivity for EBR-II kinetic analyses

Abstract Component and regional temperature coefficients of reactivity for four loading configurations of the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) are compared. The coefficients are calculated by summations of microcoefficients obtained by fine axial delineations of every subassembly. A special-sum method for obtaining effective coefficients for use in kinetics code channels representing subassembly groupings is described. Evaluations of rod-bank suspension coefficients and of grid-plate radial-expansion coefficients are also presented.