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Kinetic parameters evaluation of PWRs using static cell and core calculation codes

Jahanbin, A ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2011.11.018
  3. Abstract:
  4. In this paper, evaluation of the kinetic parameters (effective delayed neutron fraction and prompt neutron lifetime) in PWRs, using static cell and core calculation codes, is reported. A new software has been developed to link the WIMS, BORGES and CITATION codes in Visual C# computer programming language. Using the WIMS cell calculation code, multigroup microscopic cross-sections and number densities of different materials can be generated in a binary file. By the use of BORGES code, these binary-form cross-sections and number densities are converted to a format readable by the CITATION core calculation code, by which the kinetic parameters can be finally obtained. This software is used for calculation of the kinetic parameters in a typical VVER-1000 and NOK Beznau reactor. The ratios ( βeff) i( βeff) core, which are the important input data for the reactivity accident analysis, are also calculated. Benchmarking of the results against the final safety analysis report (FSAR) of the aforementioned reactors shows very good agreements with these published documents
  5. Keywords:
  6. Power reactors ; Static calculation ; Accident analysis ; Binary files ; Calculation code ; Core calculations ; Effective delayed neutron fraction ; Input datas ; Multi-group ; Number density ; Power reactor ; Prompt-neutron lifetime ; Safety analysis reports ; Visual C ; Cells ; Codes (symbols) ; Computer programming ; Kinetic parameters ; Reactor cores ; Neutrons
  7. Source: Annals of Nuclear Energy ; Volume 41 , 2012 , Pages 110-114 ; 03064549 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306454911004464