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VHTRC temperature coefficient benchmark problem

Abstract

As an activity of IAEA Coordinated Research Programme, a benchmark problem is proposed for verifications of neutronic calculation codes for a low enriched uranium fuel high temperature gas-cooled reactor. Two problems are given on the base of heating experiments at the VHTRC which is a pin-in-block type core critical assembly loaded mainly with 4% enriched uranium coated particle fuel. One problem, VH1-HP, asks to calculate temperature coefficient of reactivity from the subcritical reactivity values at five temperature steps between an room temperature where the assembly is nearly at critical state and 200degC. The other problem, VH1-HC, asks to calculate the effective multiplication factor of nearly critical loading cores at the room temperature and 200degC. Both problems further ask to calculate cell parameters such as migration area and spectral indices. Experimental results corresponding to main calculation items are also listed for comparison. (author).
Authors:
Yasuda, Hideshi; Yamane, Tsuyoshi; Sasa, Toshinobu [1] 
  1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment
Publication Date:
Oct 15, 1994
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
JAERI-Data/Code-94-013
Reference Number:
SCA: 210300; PA: JPN-94:011248; EDB-95:007421; SN: 95001296282
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; HTGR TYPE REACTORS; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; MULTIPLICATION FACTORS; BENCHMARKS; ZERO POWER REACTORS; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; COATED FUEL PARTICLES; DATA ANALYSIS; 210300; POWER REACTORS, NONBREEDING, GRAPHITE MODERATED
OSTI ID:
10102344
Research Organizations:
Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokyo (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE95722090; TRN: JP9411248
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
22 p.
Announcement Date:
Jan 10, 1995

Citation Formats

Yasuda, Hideshi, Yamane, Tsuyoshi, and Sasa, Toshinobu. VHTRC temperature coefficient benchmark problem. Japan: N. p., 1994. Web.
Yasuda, Hideshi, Yamane, Tsuyoshi, & Sasa, Toshinobu. VHTRC temperature coefficient benchmark problem. Japan.
Yasuda, Hideshi, Yamane, Tsuyoshi, and Sasa, Toshinobu. 1994. "VHTRC temperature coefficient benchmark problem." Japan.
@misc{etde_10102344,
title = {VHTRC temperature coefficient benchmark problem}
author = {Yasuda, Hideshi, Yamane, Tsuyoshi, and Sasa, Toshinobu}
abstractNote = {As an activity of IAEA Coordinated Research Programme, a benchmark problem is proposed for verifications of neutronic calculation codes for a low enriched uranium fuel high temperature gas-cooled reactor. Two problems are given on the base of heating experiments at the VHTRC which is a pin-in-block type core critical assembly loaded mainly with 4% enriched uranium coated particle fuel. One problem, VH1-HP, asks to calculate temperature coefficient of reactivity from the subcritical reactivity values at five temperature steps between an room temperature where the assembly is nearly at critical state and 200degC. The other problem, VH1-HC, asks to calculate the effective multiplication factor of nearly critical loading cores at the room temperature and 200degC. Both problems further ask to calculate cell parameters such as migration area and spectral indices. Experimental results corresponding to main calculation items are also listed for comparison. (author).}
place = {Japan}
year = {1994}
month = {Oct}
}