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- Title
A method for development of efficient 3D models for neutronic calculations of ASTRA critical facility using experimental information.
- Authors
Balanin, A.; Boyarinov, V.; Glushkov, E.; Zimin, A.; Kompaniets, G.; Nevinitsa, V.; Moroz, N.; Fomichenko, P.; Timoshinov, A.; Volkov, Yu.
- Abstract
The application of experimental information on measured axial distributions of fission reaction rates for development of 3D numerical models of the ASTRA critical facility taking into account azimuthal asymmetry of the assembly simulating a HTGR with annular core is substantiated. Owing to the presence of the bottom reflector and the absence of the top reflector, the application of 2D models based on experimentally determined buckling is impossible for calculation of critical assemblies of the ASTRA facility; therefore, an alternative approach based on the application of the extrapolated assembly height is proposed. This approach is exemplified by the numerical analysis of experiments on measurement of efficiency of control rods mockups and protection system (CPS).
- Subjects
NUCLEAR fission; NUCLEAR reactions; COMPUTER simulation; CONTROL elements (Nuclear reactors); NUCLEAR reactors
- Publication
Physics of Atomic Nuclei, 2016, Vol 79, Issue 8, p1325
- ISSN
1063-7788
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S1063778816080032