TU electric reactor model verification; Power reactor benchmark
Journal Article
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· Nuclear Science and Engineering; (USA)
OSTI ID:6959193
- TU Electric, Reactor Engineering, Dallas, TX (US)
Power reactor benchmark calculations using the code package CASMO-3/SIMULATE-3 have been performed for six cycles of Prairie Island Unit 1. The reload fuel designs for the selected cycles include gadolinia as a burnable absorber, natural uranium axial blankets, and increased water-to-fuel ratio. The calculated results for both low-power physics tests (boron end points, control rod worths, and isothermal temperature coefficients) and full-power operation (power distributions and boron letdown) are compared to measured plant data. These comparisons show that the TU Electric reactor physics models accurately predict important physics parameters for power reactors.
- OSTI ID:
- 6959193
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Science and Engineering; (USA), Journal Name: Nuclear Science and Engineering; (USA) Vol. 103:3; ISSN 0029-5639; ISSN NSENA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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