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RELAP5 assessment: LOFT turbine trip L6-7/L9-2

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5866756· OSTI ID:5866756
The RELAP5 independent assessment project at Sandia National Laboratories is part of an overall effort funded by the NRC to determine the ability of various systems codes to predict the detailed thermal; hydraulic response of LWRs during accident and off-normal conditions. The RELAP5/MOD1 code is being assessed at SNLA against test data from various integral and separate effects test facilities. As part of this assessment matrix, a turbine trip rapid cooldown transient performed at the LOFT test facility has been analyzed. The results show that RELAP5/MOD1 can predict the experimental behavior of LOFT test L6-7/L9-2 in detail. However, careful selection of modeling options and adjustment of boundary conditions within the experimental uncertainties is required.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5866756
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR-3257; SAND-83-0832; ON: DE83017029
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English