Zinchenko A.S.1, Gomin E.A.2, Davidenko V.D.2, Harchenko I.K.2
1N.A. Dollezhal Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering, Moscow, Russia
2National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
The computer code KIR intended for calculations of nuclear reactors kinetics using Monte Carlo method is described. The algorithm realized in the code is exhaustively described. Some results of test calculations are given.
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