Published November 1992 | Version v1
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Analysis of cofrentes abnormal plant transients with RETRAN-02 and RETRAN-03

Creators

  • 1. Union Iberoamericana de Tecnologia Electrica S.A., Juan Bravo 49, Madrid (Spain)
  • 2. Hidroelectrica Espanola, Hermosilla 3, Madrid (Spain)

Description

In this paper the applicability and usefulness of a complete and well-qualified plant transient code and model to support in-depth evaluation of anomalous plant transients are described. The qualified best-estimate RETRAN-02 model for the Cofrentes nuclear power plant (a boiling water reactor with an uprated power of 2952 MW) has been updated for RETRAN-03 using algebraic slip and one-dimensional kinetics. This model has been used in the analysis of recent abnormal plant transients at Cofrentes, including a partial control rod insertion at 92% power, a turbine trip at 67% power with reactor vessel overfill, and reactor instabilities during startup

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Technology
Journal Volume
100
Journal Page Range
p. 203-215.
ISSN
0029-5450
CODEN
NUTYBB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24027205
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; BWR TYPE REACTORS; CONTROL ROD WORTHS; INSTABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; POWER; R CODES; REACTOR START-UP; REACTOR VESSELS; TRANSIENTS; TURBINES
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTER CODES; CONTAINERS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EQUIPMENT; MACHINERY; MATHEMATICS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; START-UP; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; TURBOMACHINERY; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS