Published August 1982 | Version v1
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Energy-dependent plant protection system for the TREAT upgrade reactor

Creators

  • 1. Argonne Natioanl Lab., IL

Description

A major upgrade of the TREAT reactor is under way to enhance significantly its transient-testing capabilities in support of the LMFBR safety program. Complex power-vs-time histories, spanning time intervals of several seconds and including a burst mode, are to be generated for experiments with up to 37, 0.027 in. diameter LMFBR test pin clusters. The need to meet demanding functional requirements within several major constraints has produced a design that has a relatively small margin between operating and damaging temperature conditions for the TREAT fuel clad. It was, therefore, necessary to design a sophisticated plant protection system that would detect reactivity insertion malfunctions soon after initiation and intercede promptly with scram action, to prevent reactor clad damage. A plant protection system with energy-dependent power level trip set points lowered worst-case clad temperatures by 1800C, as compared with the use of conventional fixed-level trip set points

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the topical meeting on advances in reactor physics and core thermal hydraulics
Journal Page Range
p. 518-532.
Report number
NUREG/CP--0034-Vol.1

Conference

Title
NRC meeting on advances in reactor physics and core thermal hydraulics.
Dates
22 - 24 Sep 1982.
Place
Kiamesha Lake, NY (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14769112
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIE; REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS; REACTOR SAFETY; TRANSIENTS; TREAT REACTOR
Descriptors DEC
AIR COOLED REACTORS; BREEDER REACTORS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SAFETY; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; TEST REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS