Published 1986
| Version v1
Book
Investigation of the conservatism in the traditional approach to calculating the number of fuel rods in DNB
Creators
- 1. British Nuclear Fuels plc, Springfields Works, Salwick, Preston, Lancashire PR4 0XJ
Description
The purpose of this paper is to describe a statistical method of analysis used to generate a distribution function for the number of fuel rods in DNB. The method is modified and applied to a typical 4 loop PWR plant operating at a limiting DNB condition, and at locked rotor and single rod withdrawal fault conditions. It is concluded that the traditional approach to calculating the number of fuel rods in DNB, which counts all fuel rods with DNBRs less than the limit of the DNB correlation as failed, is conservative for safety analyses
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Nuclear Society.
- Imprint Place
- La Grange Park, IL (USA)
- ISBN
- 0-89448-121-5
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the international ANS/ENS topical meeting on thermal reactor safety
- Journal Page Range
- p. V6.1-V6.9.
Conference
- Title
- International ANS/ENS topical meeting on thermal reactor safety.
- Dates
- 2-6 Feb 1986.
- Place
- San Diego, CA (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18080554
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ALGORITHMS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FAILURES; FUEL RODS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR SAFETY; ROTORS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; DISTRIBUTION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; MATHEMATICS; OPERATION; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; SAFETY; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS