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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume III

The quality of the isotopic composition of plutonium fuel degrades as the number of recycles increases in thermal reactors, requiring an increase in the total loading necessary in mixed plutonium-ura...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 17 November 2020
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Review of Integral Experiments for Minor Actinide Management

Spent nuclear fuel contains minor actinides (MAs) such as neptunium, americium and curium, which require careful management. This becomes even more important when mixed oxide (MOX) fuel is being used...

English Reactor physics Nuclear science EGPRS WPRS Nuclear science …
Published date: 17 February 2015
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VVER-1000 Coolant Transient Benchmark - Phase 2 (V1000CT-2): Summary Results of Exercise 1 on Vessel Mixing Simulation

Recently developed best-estimate computer code systems for modelling 3-D coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics transients in nuclear reactors need to be validated against results from experiments and...

English Reactor physics Nuclear science WPRS Multiphysics Nuclear science Reactor physics Multiphysics EGMUP …
Published date: 5 October 2010
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NUPEC BWR Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Test (BFBT) Benchmark - Volume II: Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analyses of Void Distribution and Critical Power - Specification

This report provides the specification for the uncertainty exercises of the international OECD/NEA, NRC and NUPEC BFBT benchmark problem including the elemental task. The specification was prepared j...

English Nuclear science Light water reactors WPRS Thermal hydraulics and mechanics EGTHM Reactor physics Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Verification and validation Validation Uncertainty analysis Nuclear science Benchmark …
Published date: 1 January 2010
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VVER-1000 Coolant Transient Benchmark - Phase 1 Phase I (V1000CT-1), Volume 3: Summary Results of Exercise 2 on Coupled 3-D Kinetics/Core Thermal-hydraulics

In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...

English Reactor physics Nuclear science WPRS Multiphysics Nuclear science Reactor physics Multiphysics EGMUP …
Published date: 16 November 2007
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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VIII

The NEA has studied multiple recycling issues associated with various reactor systems fuelled with mixed-oxide (MOX) and published a series of computational physics benchmarks. This has led to improv...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 21 June 2007
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Boiling Water Reactor Turbine Trip (TT) Benchmark - Volume III

In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...

English Reactor physics Boiling water reactors Nuclear science Benchmark Reactor physics Multiphysics …
Published date: 21 December 2006
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Very High Burn-ups in Light Water Reactors

Average fuel burn-up in light water reactors (LWRs) has steadily increased with time as technological advances have been made. The practical limit is currently in the region of 50 GWd/t. The main dri...

English Nuclear fuel Reactor physics Fuel studies Nuclear science Light water reactors Nuclear science Reactor physics …
Published date: 22 August 2006
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NUPEC BWR Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Test (BFBT) Benchmark

Refined models for best-estimate calculations based on good-quality experimental data can improve the understanding of phenomena and the quantification of margins for operating nuclear power reactors...

English Reactor physics Nuclear science Multiphysics Nuclear science Benchmark Reactor physics Multiphysics …
Published date: 7 July 2006
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VVER-1000 Coolant Transient Benchmark - Phase 1 (Vol. 2)

In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...

English Reactor physics Nuclear science Multiphysics Benchmark Reactor physics Pressurised water reactors Multiphysics …
Published date: 30 June 2006