Published 1980 | Version v1
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Dynamic testing on a commercial AGR aimed at verifying reactivity feedback modelling

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The fuel temperature coefficient of reactivity on Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors is an important safety related parameter which is strongly dependent on fuel burn-up and is subject to considerable uncertainty, which must be allowed for in safety studies. Tests have therefore been carried out on a 500 MW/E AGR at Hinkley Point to verify the predicted temperature feedback and its variation with core burn-up. This paper describes in particular the rod oscillation measurements and their analysis in the frequency domain and compares the results with those obtained from time domain analysis of rod ramp tests. 4 refs

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Publishing Information

Publisher
University of Tennessee.
Imprint Place
Knoxville, TN
Imprint Title
Fourth power plant dynamics, control and testing symposium
Journal Page Range
p. 13.1-13.12.

Conference

Title
4. power plant dynamics, control and testing symposium.
Dates
17 - 19 Mar 1980.
Place
Gatlinburg, TN, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12642291
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
FEEDBACK; GAS COOLED REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PILE OSCILLATION TECHNIQUES; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; TESTING
Descriptors DEC
REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTORS