Analysis of the OPERA 15-pin experiment with SABRE-2P. [LMFBR]

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6137796

Rose, S D; Carbajo, J J

The OPERA (Out-of-Pile Expulsion and Reentry Apparatus) experiment simulates the initial phase of a pump coastdown without scram of a liquid-metal fast breeder reactor, specifically the Fast Flux Test Facility. The test section is a 15-pin 60/sup 0/ triangular sector designed to simulate a full-size 61-pin hexagonal bundle. A previous study indicates this to be an adequate simulation. In this paper, experimental results from the OPERA 15-pin experiment performed at ANL in 1982 are compared to analytical calculations obtained with the SABRE-2P code at ORNL.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6137796
• Report Number(s): CONF-830609-27; ON: DE83014037; TRN: 83-016615
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS annual meeting, Detroit, MI, USA, 12 Jun 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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