Author(s)

V. D. Rusov, V. A. Tarasov, V. M. Vaschenko, E. P. Linnik, T. N. Zelentsova, M. E. Beglaryan, S. A. Chernegenko, S. I. Kosenko, P. A. Molchinikolov, V. P. Smolyar, E. V. Grechan

Department of Theoretical and Experimental Nuclear Physics, Odessa National Polytechnic University, Odessa, Ukraine.
State Ecological Academy for Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.

It is shown that the capture and fission cross-sections of ²³⁸U and ²³⁹Pu increase with temperature within 1000 K - 3000 K range, in contrast to those of ²³⁵U, that under certain conditions may lead to the so-called blow-up modes, stimulating the anomalous neutron flux and nuclear fuel temperature growth. Some features of the blow-up regimes in neutronmultiplying media are discussed.

Nuclear Burning Wave; Temperature Blow-Up Regimes; Fukushima Plutonium Effect

V. Rusov, V. Tarasov, V. Vaschenko, E. Linnik, T. Zelentsova, M. Beglaryan, S. Chernegenko, S. Kosenko, P. Molchinikolov, V. Smolyar and E. Grechan, "Fukushima Plutonium Effect and Blow-Up Regimes in Neutron-Multiplying Media," World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, Vol. 3 No. 2A, 2013, pp. 9-18. doi: 10.4236/wjnst.2013.32A002.