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Impact of advanced BWR core physics method on BWR core monitoring

Abstract

Siemens Power Corporation recently initiated development of POWERPLEX{sup TM}-III for delivery to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station. The main change introduced in POWERPLEX{sup TM}-III as compared to its predecessor POWERPLEX{sup TM}-II is the incorporation of the advances BWR core simulator MICROBURN-B2. A number of issues were identified and evaluated relating to the implementation of MICROBURN-B2 and its impact on core monitoring. MICROBURN-B2 demands about three to five times more memory and two to three times more computing time than its predecessor MICROBURN-B in POWERPLEX {sup TM}-II. POWERPLEX{sup TM}-III will improve thermal margin prediction accuracy and provide more accurate plant operating conditions to operators than POWERPLEX{sup TM}-II due to its improved accuracy in predicted TIP values and critical k-effective. The most significant advantage of POWERPLEX{sup TM}-III is its capability to monitor a relaxed rod sequence exchange operation. (authors)
Authors:
Moon, H; Wells, A [1] 
  1. Siemens Power Corporation, Richland (United States)
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2000
Product Type:
Conference
Reference Number:
EDB-00:081174
Resource Relation:
Conference: Workshop proceedings Core monitoring for commercial reactors: improvements in systems and methods, Stockholm (Sweden), 4-5 Oct 1999; Other Information: 3 refs; PBD: 2000; Related Information: In: Core monitoring for commercial reactors: improvements in systems and methods, 294 pages.
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; BWR TYPE REACTORS; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; M CODES; P CODES; PERFORMANCE; POWER DISTRIBUTION; REACTOR MONITORING SYSTEMS
OSTI ID:
20089020
Research Organizations:
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, 75 - Paris (France)
Country of Origin:
NEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISBN 92-64-17659-4; TRN: XN0000079040705
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 135-146
Announcement Date:
Sep 24, 2000

Citation Formats

Moon, H, and Wells, A. Impact of advanced BWR core physics method on BWR core monitoring. NEA: N. p., 2000. Web.
Moon, H, & Wells, A. Impact of advanced BWR core physics method on BWR core monitoring. NEA.
Moon, H, and Wells, A. 2000. "Impact of advanced BWR core physics method on BWR core monitoring." NEA.
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title = {Impact of advanced BWR core physics method on BWR core monitoring}
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abstractNote = {Siemens Power Corporation recently initiated development of POWERPLEX{sup TM}-III for delivery to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station. The main change introduced in POWERPLEX{sup TM}-III as compared to its predecessor POWERPLEX{sup TM}-II is the incorporation of the advances BWR core simulator MICROBURN-B2. A number of issues were identified and evaluated relating to the implementation of MICROBURN-B2 and its impact on core monitoring. MICROBURN-B2 demands about three to five times more memory and two to three times more computing time than its predecessor MICROBURN-B in POWERPLEX {sup TM}-II. POWERPLEX{sup TM}-III will improve thermal margin prediction accuracy and provide more accurate plant operating conditions to operators than POWERPLEX{sup TM}-II due to its improved accuracy in predicted TIP values and critical k-effective. The most significant advantage of POWERPLEX{sup TM}-III is its capability to monitor a relaxed rod sequence exchange operation. (authors)}
place = {NEA}
year = {2000}
month = {Jul}
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