PACTEL, an experimental facility for modelling VVER-440 type nuclear reactors
- and others
Experiments conducted with thermal-hydraulic testing facilities are of fundamental importance in nuclear power plant safety research. In this field Technical Research Centre of Finland has co-operated with Lappeenranta University of Technology for 15 years. The latest tests facility is called PACTEL (Parallel Channel Test Loop). PACTEL is a large and multifaceted test facility for simulating the behaviour of VVER-type reactors under abnormal conditions. VVER-reactors are Soviet designed Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) with some major differences compared with western PWRs (e.g. horizontal steam generators). Finland has two VVER-440 reactors at the Loviisa power plant. The PACTEL facility aids in the search for the best methods of returning nuclear powe rplants to a safe status following various operational malfunctions and process breakdowns. The information received will be utilized in developing and evaluating nuclear power plant safety systems, in improving safety directives and in developing and assessing the computer codes, specially for VVER analyses. The facility can also be used for training nuclear power plant personnel.
- OSTI ID:
- 107328
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-920957--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Journal Issue: Suppl.1 Vol. 67; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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