Published December 2001 | Version v1
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Finite-element solutions of the AER-2 rod ejection benchmark by CRONOS

  • 1. INRNE, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria)
  • 2. CEA/DEN/DM2S/SERMA Saclay 91191 Gif sur Yvette (France)

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The finite-element option in CRONOS was used to analyse the AER-2 rod-ejection benchmark for WWER-440. The objective is to obtain spatially converged solutions by means of node subdivision and approximation refinement. This paper presents the first phase of analysis dealing with the initial and just-ejected states used for calculation of the initial reactivity. Fine-mesh and extrapolated to zero mesh size solutions were obtained and verified by comparison to MAG code solutions. These differences provide potential for large deviations in the transient results and deserve further attention in reactor safety analysis (Authors)

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Proceedings of the eleventh Symposium of Atomic Energy Research

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Kiadja and KFKI Atomenergia Kutatointezet
Imprint Place
Budapest (Hungary)
ISBN
963-372-626-3
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the eleventh Symposium of Atomic Energy Research
Imprint Pagination
853 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 395-411
Report number
INIS-SK--2008-003

Conference

Title
11. Atomic Energy Research Symposium on WWER Physics and Reactor Safety
Dates
24-28 Sep 2001
Place
Csopak (Hungary)

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15 refs.; 10 figs.; 7 tabs. Imprint:Next corporations organizations: Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc, CZ-250 68 Husinec-Rez, cp.130 (Czech Republic); Forschungszentrum Rossendorf Institute of Safety Research, P.O.B. 51 01 019, D-01314 Dresden (Germany); Division 836 'Laboratory of Simulator Systems', Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Kashirskoe shosse 31, 115 409 Moscow (RU); Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Institute of Nuclear Techniques, Budapest XI, Mueegyetem rkp. 9, 1111 (Hungary); CEA/DEN/DM2S/SERMA Saclay 91191 Gif sur Yvette (France); DSR Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH 12681 Berlin, Allee der Kosmonauten 28 (Germany); VTT Energy P.O.Box 1604, FIN-02044 VTT (Finland); Energoprojekt Praha, a.s. (CZ); Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Department of Nuclear Physics and Technology, 81219 Bratislava (Slovakia); NPP Bohunice, Jaslovske Bohunice (SK); CHEMCOMEX Praha, a.s. (CZ); University of Sofia, Faculty of Physics (Bulgaria); NPP Dukovany, 675 50 Dukovany (Czech Republic); Institute State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, 35-37 Radgospna street, 03142 Kyiv-142 (Ukraine)