Neutron kinetics for system thermal-hydraulic codes
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY (United States)
There is general agreement that for many light water reactor (LWR) calculations for licensing safety analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, operational support, and training, it is necessary to use a multidimensional neutron kinetics model coupled to a thermal-hydraulics model in order to obtain satisfactory results. This need coincides with the fact that in recent years there has been considerable research and development in this field, with modelers taking advantage of the increase in computing power that has become available. This progress has now led to coupling multidimensional neutron kinetics models to the nuclear steam supply system thermal hydraulics. This is not new since some coupled codes have always been available. What is new is that the coupling can now be done with very sophisticated models, and the planning of this coupling and the requisite modeling can take advantage of the experience of many code developers in many countries. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other organizations are in the process of reviewing the state of the art and making recommendations for future development. This paper summarizes one contribution to this review process: a review of the multidimensional neutron kinetics modeling, and ancillary modeling, which would be used in conjunction with system thermal-hydraulic models to perform core dynamics calculations.
- OSTI ID:
- 426504
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961103-; ISSN 0003-018X; TRN: 96:006307-0233
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 75; Conference: Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and the European Nuclear Society (ENS), Washington, DC (United States), 10-14 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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