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Title: Benchmark specifications for EBR-II shutdown heat removal tests

Abstract

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is hosting an IAEA-coordinated research project on benchmark analyses of sodium-cooled fast reactor passive safety tests performed at the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II). The benchmark project involves analysis of a protected and an unprotected loss of flow tests conducted during an extensive testing program within the framework of the U.S. Integral Fast Reactor program to demonstrate the inherently safety features of EBR-II as a pool-type, sodium-cooled fast reactor prototype. The project is intended to improve the participants' design and safety analysis capabilities for sodium-cooled fast reactors through validation and qualification of safety analysis codes and methods. This paper provides a description of the EBR-II tests included in the program, and outlines the benchmark specifications being prepared to support the IAEA-coordinated research project. (authors)

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
22106004
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: ICAPP '12: 2012 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, Chicago, IL (United States), 24-28 Jun 2012; Other Information: Country of input: France; 3 refs.; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 2012 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants - ICAPP '12| 2799 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; AFTER-HEAT REMOVAL; ANL; BENCHMARKS; COMPUTER CODES; COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS; EBR-2 REACTOR; IAEA; LOSS OF FLOW; REACTOR SHUTDOWN; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SPECIFICATIONS; VALIDATION

Citation Formats

Sofu, T., and Briggs, L. L. Benchmark specifications for EBR-II shutdown heat removal tests. United States: N. p., 2012. Web.
Sofu, T., & Briggs, L. L. Benchmark specifications for EBR-II shutdown heat removal tests. United States.
Sofu, T., and Briggs, L. L. 2012. "Benchmark specifications for EBR-II shutdown heat removal tests". United States.
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abstractNote = {Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is hosting an IAEA-coordinated research project on benchmark analyses of sodium-cooled fast reactor passive safety tests performed at the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II). The benchmark project involves analysis of a protected and an unprotected loss of flow tests conducted during an extensive testing program within the framework of the U.S. Integral Fast Reactor program to demonstrate the inherently safety features of EBR-II as a pool-type, sodium-cooled fast reactor prototype. The project is intended to improve the participants' design and safety analysis capabilities for sodium-cooled fast reactors through validation and qualification of safety analysis codes and methods. This paper provides a description of the EBR-II tests included in the program, and outlines the benchmark specifications being prepared to support the IAEA-coordinated research project. (authors)},
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year = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
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