IGL: Internal Gap Lattice for ABWR-II Reactor

An internal gap lattice (IGL) bundle is currently being developed under the joint study of TEPCO and Toshiba corporation for advanced boiling water reactor II (ABWR-II). IGL bundle has four sub-bundles and has a cruciform steam flow area in a center of the bundle. The IGL bundle shows favorable thermal hydraulic characteristics and reactivity performance. The reactivity performances and equilibrium core performance was evaluated based on the representative large bundle design established in ABWR-II project. By adopting the IGL design,both the reactivity in hot operation and cold shut down margin increased. In addition, absolute value of void coefficient decreased. (authors)