Published September 2009
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Journal article
A critical experiment at HFR of 19 March 2008
Creators
- 1. Direction de l'Energie Nucleaire, Departement de Modelisation des Systemes et Structures, Service des Etudes de Reacteurs et de Mathematiques Appliquees, CEA, DEN, DM2S-SERMA, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette (France)
- 2. Institut Laue-Langevin, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, 38000 Grenoble (France)
Description
In this paper, we present the critical experiment performed in March 2008 in the high-flux reactor (HFR) to reproduce physical conditions similar to the core light water introduction accident. We present the HFR, the context of the study and two Monte Carlo models: TRIPOLI4 - JEFF3.1 and MCNP - ENDF/BVII. All comparisons between calculations and experimental results show, within both models, that the safety rods efficiencies, in AIC alloy, are always underestimated in normal as well as in accidental configuration of the reactor.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2009.07.005Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.07.005;
- PII
- S0306-4549(09)00203-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1319-1324
- ISSN
- 0306-4549
- CODEN
- ANENDJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41030768
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR DATA COLLECTIONS; SCRAM RODS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; CALCULATION METHODS; CONTROL ELEMENTS; EVALUATION; REACTOR COMPONENTS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.