Calculation of the fuel composition and the deterministic reloading pattern in the second cycle of the BUSHEHR VVER-1000 reactor using the weighting factor method
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Y. Rahmani
Abstract
To calculate the optimum reloading pattern in the second cycle of BUSHEHR VVER-1000 reactor, it was necessary to first calculate the burnup and fuel composition of each fuel assembly at the end of the first operational cycle so that the types of applicable fuel assemblies in the second cycle could be determined. Time-dependent calculations were performed using the WIMSD-5B and CITATION-LDI2 codes coupled with thermo-hydraulic computations during the first cycle. A weighting factor was defined for all 16 types of fuel assemblies in the second cycle based on their types and fuel compositions. In the process of calculating the deterministic reloading pattern, the number of probable arrangements was reduced from 7.55 × 1022 cases to just 1 856 cases by using a weighting-factor method and the structural constraints of the reactor core. The thermo-neutronic parameters of each of the 1 856 arrangements were then calculated by coupling the WIMSD-5B and CITATION-LDI2 codes with the thermo-hydraulic program. Afterwards, the processes of screening the probable arrangements and searching for the optimal reloading pattern were carried out based on the values of these parameters.
Kurzfassung
Zur Berechnung des optimalen Belademusters im zweiten Zyklus des BUSHEHR VVER-1000 Reaktors wurde zuerst der Abbrand und die Brennstoffzusammensetzung einer jeden Brennstoffanordnung am Ende des ersten Betriebszyklus berechnet, so dass die geeigneten Brennstoffanordnungen im zweiten Zyklus bestimmt werden konnten. Zeitabhängige Berechnungen wurden durchgeführt mit Hilfe der WIMSD-5B und CITATION-LDI2 Codes gekoppelt mit thermohydraulischen Berechnungen während des ersten Zyklus. Ein Wichtungsfaktor wurde im zweiten Zyklus für alle 16 Arten der Brennstoffanordnung bestimmt. Im Laufe der Berechnungen der deterministischen Belademuster wurde die Anzahl der möglichen Anordnungen reduziert von 7.55 × 1022 Fällen auf 1 856 Fälle mit Hilfe der Methode der Wichtungsfaktoren und unter Berücksichtigung der baulichen Einschränkungen des Reaktorkerns. Die thermoneutronischen Parameter jeder dieser 1 856 Anordnungen wurde dann berechnet durch Kopplung der WIMSD-5B und CITATION-LDI2 Codes mit dem thermohydraulischen Programm. Danach wurde auf der Grundlage dieser Parameter nach möglichen Anordnungen und dem optimalen Belademuster gesucht.
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- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
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- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
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- Effect of ultra high temperature ceramics as fuel cladding materials on the nuclear reactor performance by SERPENT Monte Carlo code
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- Equilibrium based analytical model for estimation of pressure magnification during deflagration of hydrogen air mixtures
- Polynomial approach method to solve the neutron point kinetics equations with use of the analytic continuation
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