Plugging temperature indicator computer simulation

Conference · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:238572

Vaden, D E

The Experimental Breeder Reactor 2 (EBR-2) is a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor with thermal and electrical outputs of 62 and 20 megawatts, respectively. EBR-2 has plugging temperature indicators (PTIs) in the sodium coolant system to measure the temperature that impurities will precipitate from the coolant. High plugging temperatures are undesirable because impurities can precipitate in cold reactor piping and inhibit sodium flow. Reading a plugging temperature accurately from a typical plugging run is important. A computer simulation program performs simulated plugging runs to optimize PTI operation. The simulation program also assisted electrical engineers in designing and testing a new PTI control system in their computer development laboratory.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 238572
• Report Number(s): ANL/TP/SUMM--88932; CONF-9606116--39; ON: DE96010770
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONTROL SYSTEMS
EBR-2 REACTOR
IMPURITIES
PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS
REACTOR INSTRUMENTATION
REACTOR MONITORING SYSTEMS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT