Cross-sectional homogenization for full-core calculations of small and complex reactor
configurations, such as research reactors, has been recently recognized as an interesting …

In the present article, we detail the method used to experimentally determine the power of
the CROCUS zero-power reactor, and to subsequently calibrate its ex-core monitor fission …

The present article presents the mechanical characterization of the fuel rods oscillator
developed for the purposes of the COLIBRI experimental program in CROCUS. COLIBRI …

Research reactors are characterized by significant neutron leakage, tight neutron coupling,
and complex core geometries, which make accurate neutronics calculations using the two …

Simulations of nuclear reactor physics can disagree significantly from experimental
evidence, even when the most accurate models are used. An important part of this bias from …

This paper describes steady-state reactor physics measurements and calculations that were
performed for the Training Reactor of Budapest University of Technology and Economics …

Research reactors, together with the computational codes, represent a valuable tool
combination to investigate over phenomena which can take place in nuclear power plants …

This report details progress and activities of Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) project “Development and Modeling Support for Advanced …

The PETALE experimental programme in the CROCUS reactor at EPFL intends to contribute
to the validation and improvement of neutron nuclear data in the MeV energy range for …

In the framework of an international collaboration, the critical decay constant (α0= β/Λ), and
delayed neutron fraction (β) of the CROCUS reactor were measured by teams of EPFL/PSI …