Published 1992 | Version v1
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Criticality analysis of the storage tubes for irradiated fuel elements from the IEA-R1 with the MCNP code

Creators

  • 1. Coordenadoria para Projetos Especiais (COPESP), Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil). Dept. de Sistemas Nucleares

Description

A criticality safety analysis has been carried out for the storage tubes for irradiated fuel elements from the IEA-R1 research reactor. The analysis utilized the MCNP computer code which allows exact simulations of complex geometries. Aiming reducing the amount of input data, the fuel element cross-sections have been spatially smeared out. The earth material interstice between fuel elements has been approximated conservatively as concrete because its composition was unknown. The storage tubes have been found subcritical for the most adverse conditions (water flooding and un-irradiated fuel elements). A similar analysis with the KENO-IV computer code overestimated the KEF result but still confirmed the criticality safety of the storage tubes. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Analise da criticalidade dos cofres de estocagem de combustivel irradiado do IEA-R1 com o codigo MCNP

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 4. General Congress of Nuclear Energy. v. 1
Imprint Pagination
496 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 441-445.

Conference

Title
4. General Congress on Nuclear Energy.
Dates
5-9 Jul 1992.
Place
Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil).

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
23079449
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CRITICALITY; FUEL ELEMENTS; IEAR-1 REACTOR; INTEGRAL CROSS SECTIONS; K CODES; M CODES; STORAGE FACILITIES
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTER CODES; CROSS SECTIONS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; POOL TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Anais do 4. Congresso Geral de Energia Nuclear. v. 1.