Neutron-physical calculations and experiments on a reactor in the first nuclear power plant built in the world

Methods for performing neutron-physical calculations of a reactor and the experiments performed during physical startup and subsequent operation are described. Starting with the simplest one-dimensional calculations during the reactor design process, the operation of the reactor is completed with th...

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Published inAtomic energy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 9 - 14
Main Author Sharapov, V N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.01.2005
Subjects
Burnout
Experiments
Fuels
Graphite
Heterogeneous structure
Mathematical analysis
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear power generation
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactor components
Nuclear reactors
Reactor design
Reactors
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Summary:Methods for performing neutron-physical calculations of a reactor and the experiments performed during physical startup and subsequent operation are described. Starting with the simplest one-dimensional calculations during the reactor design process, the operation of the reactor is completed with three-dimensional calculations taking account of the heterogeneous structure of the core. Among the experiments investigations of the effect of water entering the graphite masonry during an accident with the fuel assemblies on the reactivity should be singled out. The method of partial fuel reloading, making it possible to decrease fuel-assembly burnout, has been implemented for the first time for the AM reactor.
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ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-005-0162-1