Power Reactor and Critical Experiment Heterogeneity Effects Assessment for Bias Factors Definition

Among the many domains of reactor physics on which Massimo Salvatores gave his considerable contributions, he was particularly passionate about integral experiments. In this paper, we make a review of selected experimental campaigns among the numerous ones he has promoted, conceived, designed, directed, or analyzed. They have been regrouped in a temporal sequence corresponding to the different periods of Massimo's career, which exceeded 50 years. When possible, for each of the experiments we provide a brief description, the goal for which it was conceived and carried out, and the practical impact on validation and design improvement. Finally, the conclusions offer thoughts and suggestions for the future of the integral experiments and a possible way of honoring the invaluable legacy that Massimo Salvatores has left to us.

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“…The objectives of the BALZAC program [19][20][21]24] were: reduce the uncertainty in the reactivity swing predictions, due to the heavy isotopes.…”

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Massimo Salvatores: integral experiments and their use for the validation of nuclear data and the neutronic design of advanced nuclear systems

Palmiotti

Blaise

Mellier

2021

EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol.

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“…The feedback from the divergence and operation of SUPER-PHENIX, the most powerful Fast Reactor ever built, has been very rich for reactor physics [13,14]. Massimo, with his international aura and as head of the reactor physics and fuel cycle section, brought together an international team of more than ten people permanently in CEA-Cadarache to analyze the results obtained.…”

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A journey into Massimo Salvatores scientific work

Zaetta

Jean

Jacqmin

2021

EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol.

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Massimo SALVATORES was not the man of a country, an organization, or a team. Certainly because of his origin, his education, and his culture, Massimo has always favored a broader and more open collaboration instead of a bureaucratic and shortsighted approach to the research, keeping the achievements only to a restricted inner circle. He was convinced that disinterested sharing makes one stronger and Massimo is one of the few nuclear reactor physicists who elevated international collaboration to its highest level. A short history of the major contributions that Massimo made to his dear discipline, Neutronics, will emphasize this peculiar aspect of his career.

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A review of the scientific contributions by Massimo Salvatores to nuclear reactor physics and engineering

Palmiotti

Ravetto

2021

Annals of Nuclear Energy

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Power Reactor and Critical Experiment Heterogeneity Effects Assessment for Bias Factors Definition

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Massimo Salvatores: integral experiments and their use for the validation of nuclear data and the neutronic design of advanced nuclear systems

Massimo Salvatores: integral experiments and their use for the validation of nuclear data and the neutronic design of advanced nuclear systems

A journey into Massimo Salvatores scientific work

A review of the scientific contributions by Massimo Salvatores to nuclear reactor physics and engineering

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