# Natural nuclear reactor at Oklo and variation of fundamental constants: Computation of neutronics of a fresh core

@article{YuVPetrov2006NaturalNR,
title={Natural nuclear reactor at Oklo and variation of fundamental constants: Computation of neutronics of a fresh core},
author={Yu.V.Petrov and A. I. Nazarov and M. S. Onegin and V. Yu. Petrov and E. G. Sakhnovsky},
journal={Physical Review C},
year={2006},
volume={74},
pages={064610}
}
Using modern methods of reactor physics, we performed full-scale calculations of the Oklo natural reactor. For reliability, we used recent versions of two Monte Carlo codes: the Russian code MCU-REA and the well-known international code MCNP. Both codes produced similar results. We constructed a computer model of the Oklo reactorzone RZ2whichtakesintoaccountalldetailsofdesignandcomposition.Thecalculationswereperformed for three fresh cores with different uranium contents. Multiplication factors…

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