Pc based research reactor simulator

A real-time research reactor simulator was developed at the Jozef Stefan Institute. Its primary goal is to be used for education and training of students and future reactor operators, especially in countries with limited or no access to a research reactor. The research reactor simulator simulates time behavior of reactor power, fuel temperature and reactivity by using the 6-group point kinetics equation. It features temperature feedback mechanisms as well as Xe poisoning. It has 6 modes of operation (manual, pulse, automatic, 3 patterns reactivity insertions - step, sine, saw tooth) and is very flexible, as practically all physical parameters can be adjusted. Its main advantages compared to other simulators are; high degree of flexibility, user friendliness, robustness, high speed, support for many platforms. (Author)