NUBOW-3D Demonstration on LFR: Final CRADA Report
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
The NUBOW-3D software was developed to assist in designing a core restraint system for sodium-cooled fast spectrum reactors. Originally conceived during the FFTF design activities, the United States has been a proponent of limited free bow reactor design ever since to improve safety performance. In fast spectrum reactors, successful safety performance during reactor transients requires favorable reactivity feedback that leads to safe power stabilization or even natural system shutdown. In fast spectrum reactors, one key mechanism that designers use to improve the performance is to make thermal expansion inject negative feedback into the reactor system. While most fast reactor systems generally have a negative reactivity response to geometric expansion, the NUBOW-3D software allows the designers to better explore the impact on reactivity and optimize the system to maximize its impact.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1886335
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/NSE-C2019-19185; 172210
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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