ANS 19.6.1-2011 (R2016)(W2019) applies to the reactor physics tests that are performed following a refueling or other core alteration of a pressurized water reactor (PWR) for which nuclear design calculations are required. It does not address the physics test program for the initial core of a commercial PWR.
Keywords: nuclear safety, reactor physics, LWR light water reactor, PWR pressurized water reactor, start-up physics tests