Physical startup tests for VVER-1200 of Novovoronezh NPP: advanced technique and some results
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D. A. Afanasiev
Abstract
The intention of the startup physics tests was to confirm design characteristics of the core loading and their compliance with safety analysis preconditions. The program of startup tests for the leading unit is usually composed in such a way that is is possible to study as much neutron-physical characteristics as possible in the safest condition of zero power. State-of-the-art safety analysis is including computer codes that use three dimensional neutron kinetics and thermohydraulics models. For the substantiation of such models, for its validation and verification there is a need in reactor experiments that implementing spatially distributed transients. We based on such statements when composing hot zero power physical startup program for the new VVER-1200 unit of Novovoronezh NPP. Several tests unconventional for VVER were developed for that program. It includes measuring the worth for each of control rod groups and measuring of single rod worth from the inserted groups – test that models rod ejection event in some sense.
Kurzfassung
Im Rahmen der Inbetriebsetzungsversuche werden die Designcharakteristiken der Kernbeladung und deren Übereinstimmung mit den vorausberechneten Sicherheitscharakteristiken überprüft. In der Regel wird das Programm der Inbetriebsetzungsversuche der ersten Reaktoren einer neuen Serie so definiert, dass möglichst viele neutronen-physikalische Eigenschaften im sicheren Zustand der Null-Leistung gemessen und untersucht werden können. Aktuelle Sicherheitsanalysen werden mit Computercodes durchgeführt, die dreidimensionale Neutronenkinetik- und Thermohydraulikmodelle verwenden. Zur Nachweisführung der dazu verwendeten Modelle, ihrer Verifizierung und Validierung werden Reaktorexperimente benötigt, die räumlich Parameterverteilungen enthalten. Unter Berücksichtigung dieser Vorgaben wurde das Inbetriebsetzungs-Programm des WWER-1200 des KKW Novovoronezh so definiert, dass auch zahlreiche bislang untypische Tests aufgenommen wurden. Dazu gehören die Bestimmung des Reaktivitätswertes jeder Regelstabgruppe sowie einzelner Stäbe der eingefahrenen Gruppen. Letztere bilden in gewissem Sinn einen Stabauswurf nach.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Summaries
- Editorial
- Research on the reactor physics and reactor safety of VVER reactors – AER Symposium 2016
- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- Physical startup tests for VVER-1200 of Novovoronezh NPP: advanced technique and some results
- Experimental study of asymmetric boron dilution at VVER-1000 of Kudankulam NPP and its simulation
- Study on the impact of transition from 3-batch to 4-batch loading at Loviisa NPP on the long-term decay heat and activity inventory
- New engineering safety factors for Loviisa NPP core calculations
- Development of fuel cycles with new fuel with 8.9 mm external diameter for VVER-440: Preliminary assessment of operating efficiency
- Investigation of circulating temperature fluctuations of the primary coolant in order to develop an enhanced MTC estimator for VVER-440 reactors
- Recalculating the steady state conditions of the V-1000 zero-power facility at Kurchatov Institute using Monte Carlo and nodal diffusion codes
- Start-up of a cold loop in a VVER-440, the 7th AER benchmark calculation with HEXTRAN-SMABRE-PORFLO
- Verification results of methodology for determining the weighted mean coolant temperature in the primary circuit hot legs of WWER-1000 reactor plants
- Advances in HELIOS2 nuclear data library
- ANDREA 2.2 and 2.3 – Advances in modelling of VVER cores
- CFD analyses of the rod bowing effect on the subchannel outlet temperature distribution
- A methodology for the estimation of the radiological consequences of a Loss of Coolant Accident
- Neutron balance as indicator of long-term resource availability in growing nuclear energy system
- Analysis of changes in the fuel component of the cost of electricity in the transition to a closed fuel cycle in nuclear power system
- Experimental and numerical thermal-hydraulics investigation of a molten salt reactor concept core
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Summaries
- Editorial
- Research on the reactor physics and reactor safety of VVER reactors – AER Symposium 2016
- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- Physical startup tests for VVER-1200 of Novovoronezh NPP: advanced technique and some results
- Experimental study of asymmetric boron dilution at VVER-1000 of Kudankulam NPP and its simulation
- Study on the impact of transition from 3-batch to 4-batch loading at Loviisa NPP on the long-term decay heat and activity inventory
- New engineering safety factors for Loviisa NPP core calculations
- Development of fuel cycles with new fuel with 8.9 mm external diameter for VVER-440: Preliminary assessment of operating efficiency
- Investigation of circulating temperature fluctuations of the primary coolant in order to develop an enhanced MTC estimator for VVER-440 reactors
- Recalculating the steady state conditions of the V-1000 zero-power facility at Kurchatov Institute using Monte Carlo and nodal diffusion codes
- Start-up of a cold loop in a VVER-440, the 7th AER benchmark calculation with HEXTRAN-SMABRE-PORFLO
- Verification results of methodology for determining the weighted mean coolant temperature in the primary circuit hot legs of WWER-1000 reactor plants
- Advances in HELIOS2 nuclear data library
- ANDREA 2.2 and 2.3 – Advances in modelling of VVER cores
- CFD analyses of the rod bowing effect on the subchannel outlet temperature distribution
- A methodology for the estimation of the radiological consequences of a Loss of Coolant Accident
- Neutron balance as indicator of long-term resource availability in growing nuclear energy system
- Analysis of changes in the fuel component of the cost of electricity in the transition to a closed fuel cycle in nuclear power system
- Experimental and numerical thermal-hydraulics investigation of a molten salt reactor concept core
