Select Transient Metallic Fuel Bison Benchmarks

Technical Report · Mon Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 2019

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1604753· OSTI ID:1604753

Zabriskie, Adam X ^[1]; Weaver, Kevan D ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

To explore the current capabilities of Bison with respect to transient metallic fuel modeling, four transient experiments are compared with their respective Bison model. The four experiments are the OPT-1 experiment of the Experimental Breeder Reactor II~(EBR-II) and the M5, M6, and M7 experiments of the Transient Reactor Test facility (TREAT). Each benchmark is a 2D-RZ geometry of a single pin employing coupled multiphysics. Bison models of the benchmark agree well and illustrate areas needing development. The areas of suggested development deal with better material models, better coolant channel module for transients, proper treatment of material melting, improved feedback with failure models, and an ability to set initial conditions from post irradiation examination (PIE) data. Two Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) pins are also modeled with M7 transient conditions to illustrate Bison being applied to investigate potential experiments.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1604753
• Report Number(s): INL/EXT--19-55892-Rev000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Benchmark
Bison
Metallic Fuel
Transient