Published December 1990
| Version v1
Report
Overcooling transient analysis in the frame of MOX fuel management
Creators
- 1. Electricite de France, Villeurbanne (France). Direction des Etudes et Recherches
- 2. Electricite de France, Villeurbanne (France). Service Etudes et Projets Thermiques et Nucleaires
Description
The resolution to recycle plutonium in french PWR's was an opportunity for EDF to develop its own methodology, for the study of overcooling transients. The aim of this presentation is to describe the present disconnected method between neutronics and thermalhydraulics, used for studying the two transients of main steamline break and inadvertent secondary valve opening (within the design basis overcooling transients). The behaviour of various fuels will be compared through an example of reloading plan for each type: UO2 with 3.25% enrichment and reloading by third; UO2 3.7% by fourth; MOX 30% (UO2 3.25% PUO2 5.30%) by third. (author). 13 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Recycling of plutonium and uranium in water reactor fuels
- Imprint Pagination
- 340 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 321-326.
- Report number
- IWGFPT--35
Conference
- Title
- Technical committee meeting on recycling of plutonium and uranium in water reactor fuels.
- Dates
- 13-16 Nov 1989.
- Place
- Cadarache (France).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 22052011
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; POWER DISTRIBUTION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTOR CORES; SAFETY ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT OVERPOWER ACCIDENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUELS; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS