A simulation model of the fuel handling system in a nuclear reactor
This article demonstrates the outcome of a study of the fuel handling system in the experimental breeder reactor (EBR-II). In this article, a mathematical model of the fuel handling system is described which predicts the system's performance under different fuel handling scenarios. In particula...
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Published in | Computers & industrial engineering Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 117 - 135 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Seoul
Elsevier Ltd
1996
Oxford Pergamon Press New York, NY Pergamon Press Inc |
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Summary: | This article demonstrates the outcome of a study of the fuel handling system in the experimental breeder reactor (EBR-II). In this article, a mathematical model of the fuel handling system is described which predicts the system's performance under different fuel handling scenarios. In particular, the following two scenarios are studied: (a) a feasible fuel handling schedule to unload 330 blanket S/A in a period of 3 yr with minimal interruption to the normal operation of the reactor; and (b) a feasible fuel handling schedule to shut down and unload the reactor and the storage tank. In addition, the interactions between different sub-systems are highlighted and the results of different sensitivity analysis, performed to scrutinize the system's capability under different constraining procedures are reviewed. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ANL/ED/JA-18202 DE-AC02-06CH11357 |
ISSN: | 0360-8352 1879-0550 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0360-8352(95)00023-2 |