KS-FSOPS: A computer-aided simulation system for the in-core fuel shuffling operation for Taipower`s Kuosheng nuclear power plant

Conference · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:268110

Kuo, W S; Song, T C ^[1]

---

1. Inst. of Nuclear Energy Research, Lung-Tan (Taiwan, Province of China). Nuclear Engineering Div.

A computer-aided simulation system for the in-core refueling shuffle operation was developed for the Kuosheng nuclear power plant of Taiwan Power Company. With this specially designed system (KS-FSOPS), the complete and complex fuel shuffling sequences can be clearly and vividly displayed with color graphics on a personal computer. Nuclear engineers can use KS-FSOPS to simulate the process of fuel shuffling operation, identify the potential safety problems which can not be easily found manually, and simultaneously monitor the shuffling sequences with on-site operation in the refueling building. In effect, the traditional but inefficient take-board display can be replaced with this fancy system. Developed on the Windows 3.1 environment and implemented on an 80486 personal computer, KS-FSOPS is a handy and table tool to assist nuclear engineers in the refueling operation. Potential safety issues such as the constraint of cold shutdown margin, the falling of control rods, the restriction f control rod withdrawal, and the correctness of shuffling positions, are continuously checked during the refueling operation. KS-FSOPS has been used in the most recent refueling outage for the Kuosheng nuclear power plant. In the near future, the system will be extended to other Taipower`s nuclear power plants.

• OSTI ID: 268110
• Report Number(s): CONF-960306-; ISBN 0-7918-1226-X; TRN: 96:016742
• Resource Relation: Conference: ICONE 4: ASME/JSME international conference on nuclear engineering, New Orleans, LA (United States), 10-13 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of ICONE-4: Proceedings. Volume 4: Nuclear plant operations and maintenance, nuclear fuel cycle, institutional and energy policy, non-proliferation and safeguards; Rao, A.S. [ed.] [General Electric Nuclear Energy, San Jose, CA (United States)]; Duffey, R.B. [ed.] [Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)]; Elias, D. [ed.] [Commonwealth Edison, Downers Grove, IL (United States)]; PB: 745 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
99 MATHEMATICS
COMPUTERS
INFORMATION SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT
LAW
MISCELLANEOUS
KUOSHENG-1 REACTOR
REACTOR FUELING
KUOSHENG-2 REACTOR
K CODES
SAFETY ANALYSIS
FUEL MANAGEMENT
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
REACTOR SHUTDOWN