In-core and ex-core calculations of the VENUS simulated PWR benchmark experiment

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6411984

Williams, M L; Chowdhury, P; Landesman, M; Kam, F B.K.

The VENUS PWR engineering mockup experiment was established to simulate a beginning-of-life, generic PWR configuration at the zero-power VENUS critical facility located at CEN/SCK, Mol, Belgium. The experimental measurement program consists of (1) gamma scans to determine the core power distribution, (2) in-core and ex-core foil activations, (3) neutron spectrometer measurements, and (4) gamma heating measurements with TLD's. Analysis of the VENUS benchmark has been performed with two-dimensional discrete ordinates transport theory, using the DOT-IV code.

• Research Organization: Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge (USA); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6411984
• Report Number(s): CONF-851115-8; ON: TI85014660
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 10 Nov 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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