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C A L C U L A T I O N OF T H E N E U T R O N FLUX DISTRIBUTION IN T H E EBWR CORE SHIELDED BY W A T E R , IRON A N D
C O N C R E T E
WILMA SONIA HEHL
Publicação i E A N . ° S5 Dezembro — 1964
INSTITUTO DE ENERGIA ATÔMICA Caixa Postal 11049 (Pinheiros)
CIDADE UNIVERSITÁRIA "ARMANDO DE S A L L E S OLIVEIRA" SÃO PAULO — BRASIL
CALCULATION OF THE NEUTRON FLUX DISTRIBUTION IN THE
EBWR CORE SHIELDED BY WATER, IRON AUD CONCRETE (*)
Wilma Sonia Hehl
Reactor Engineering Division
Instituto de Energia Atómica
são Paulo9 Brasil
Publicação lEA ns 85
December - I964
[*) Work done in I 9 6 I under the direction of ProfoMoGrotenhuis
of the IINSE of the Argonne National Laboratory - U3AEC -
- UoSoAo
Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear
Presidentes Profo Luiz Cintra do Prado
Universidade de São Paulo
Reitors Profo Luiz Antonio da Gama e Silva
Instituto de Energia Atômica
Diretor? Profo Romulo Ribeiro Pieroni
Conselho Técnico-Científico do lEA
Profo Jose Moura Gonçalves ) ) pela USP
Profo Francisco João Humberto Maffei )
Profo Rui Ribeiro Franco ) ) pela CNEN
Profo Theodoreto Holo de Arruda Souto )
Divisões Didático-Científicas5
Divo de Física Nuclear? Prof» Marcello DoSo Santos
DiVo de Engenharia de Reatoress Profo Paulo Saraiva de Toledo
DiVo de Ensino e Pormaçãos Profo Luiz Cintra do Prado
DiVo de Radioquímicas Prof, Fausto Walter de Lima
DiVo de Radiobiologias Prof, Romulo Ribeiro Pieroni
DiVo de Metalurgia Nuclears Prof» Tharcisio D„Souza Santos
DiVo de Engenharia Químicas Profo Pawel Krumholz
SUMlRIO
Neste estudo o reator EBWR foi considerado operando
a 1 0 0 Mw e com uma blindagem de 28^6 cm de água, 1 0 cm de fer
ro e 3 0 0 cm de concreto» Uma esfera de igual volume ao do ca
roço, de 7 5 cm de raio, foi escolhida como a melhor geometria.
Os cálculos dos fluxos rápido e térmico foram baaea
dos na teoria de dois grupos, e executados em máquina de cal
cular de mesa e em um computador digital I B M - 7 0 4 o
O método utilizado é exposto e os resultados obtidos
são apresentados sob forma de tabelas e gráficos,,
SUMMARY
In this study the operation of the EDWR at 1 0 0 Mw
when shielded by 28o6 cm of water, 1 0 cm of iron and 5 0 0 cm of
concrete was consideredo The equal-volume sphere core, with a
radius of 7 5 cm was chosen for the study as indicated by cal£
ulations for the best core geometryo
The fast and thermal neutron flux calculations were
done by two-group analysis. Calculations for the latter were
made both by hand and by computer.
The procedures followed and the calculations made in
connection with the study are explained, and the results are
tabulated and plotted,
RESUME
Dans cette etude on a pris en consideration 1'opera
tion du EBWR à la puissance de 1 0 0 M?/ et avec une protection
par 28 , 6 cm d'eau, 1 0 cm de fer et 3 0 0 cm de bétouo Un coeur
d'égal volume, en sphère, avec un rayon de 7 3 cm, comme indi
qué par les calcus de la meilleure géométrie, a été choisi pour
la réalisation de cette étude»
Les calculs du flux neutrons rapides et thermiques
ont été effectués par la théorie de deux groupes, autant a
main, comme aussi à l'aide d'un computateur I B M - 7 0 4 »
Les procédés suivis et les calculs faits, pour cet
te étude, sont expliqués, et les résultats résumés par des ta
bleaux et des graphiques»
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Distributions Im Reactor Shields"
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lo The f l B X at the first interface was determined^ using a cross" section H^^^ and the formula
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2 o Using the same formula and a cross"section Z" ^ for the entire region from the core center to the second interface^ a corresponding value of flijx at the latter point -was calculated.
3 a Similarly^ a flxix calculation was made again for the first interface^ this time using a cross-sectio?i .
ko The effect of the imer sphere^ when treated as having a cross-section of on the flux at the second interface was calculated.
5 o The valme found from Step h w&s subtracted from the value obtained in step 2 to give the correct xmlns of flux at the second interface.
60 For the other succeeding interfaces^ a similar procedure was followed, whereby the effect on the flux at the outer face o,f a shell by the sphere within the shell is taken into account.
7 o The flux at the edge of the core was finally determined by summing up all the contributions of partial fluxes at the interfaces, considering the corresponding attenxxations.
METHOD 2
lo The flux at the first interface was determined using the fojrmula
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5 . A similar procelure Vas folloij'ed for the other regions, and the flux at the edge ®f the core ims determined by adding a U the contributions of the partial fluxes from eaeh region.
METHOD 3
1 . The core -ms treated as a homogeneous sphere with an average removal cross-section^ ^ 0 . 1 1 0 cm"" and an average source strength q" - T « 5 3c 1 ® n/em^ X see..
2 . Th^the flux at the edge of the core was determined from the formula
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Power and source strengths for the various core regions were ealctilated from the curves of Figs. 1 and 2 , which give values as follows;
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POWER M D SOUKGE STRENGTHS FOR THE VARI0XJS CORE REGIONS
Region Power P. (watts) Sotirce Strength Q. (n/cm^ ^ ^ X see)
1 O o 2 8 l x l 0 ® 1 . 2 7 X l©-"- 2 0.405 1.11 3 0.205 0.52 k 0 . 1 1 1 0.10
The resialts of the calciolations based on the t^ee methods are tabulated below.
TABLE k
^AST NE0TRON FLUX AT THE EDGE OF THE CORE FROM EACH CORE REGION
Region Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 (homogeneous core)
(0 in n/cm^ x see) 1 7 . 7 6 x 1 0 ^ ® T .76 X lo-'- 2 k.jk X 10-'--'- 5 . 3 5 X 10-'--'-5 8 ,32 X lO-'-'- 9.42 X lO-'-'-4 3.90 X 10-^^ 4.20 X 1©- ^
Total 5 .28 X 10 "= 5 .75 X 1©- '= 5.20 X 10" ^
FAST NEUTRON FLiX DISTRIBUTION IN THE RADIAL SHIELD
The flux based on a homogenous core was chosen for these calculations, with the flux distribution throughout the shield being determined from the formula
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fast neutrons/cm^ x © o i l © em"-"-
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The resulting flux at the homdary of each shield is given in Table 5* and the distribution is plotted in Fig. 4.
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Dimensions;
1 . Diameter of pressxii*e vessel 8k inches
2 , Inner diameter of reflector 80 inches
5o Outer diameter of core 57»4 inches
4. Thickness of H^O reflector 28.6 cm
5« Thickness of Fe 10 cm
6. Thicskness of concrete 300 cm
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and an average thermal neutron flux value of
and likewise values of
(jv M. 9«5 (arbitittry units) ^* ^ l 8 . ® 5 (arbitrary units)
from the reactor core calculations (refer to Figs, 1 and 2 ) , the thermal neutron flux at the edge of the core was ealctilated to be
THERMMi HEjlRQN FL0X DISTRIBIiTI©N IN THE SHIELD
Tiible 6 lists the comstemts liised in the calculation by hand of the thermal neutron distribution.
FAST FLUX AT THE BOHiMRT ©F EACH SHIELD
Material Thickaess Reinoval Cr©£S-section Fliax 0 (cm) (cm" ) (n/em
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The thermal flixx distribution calculation by hand was made using the formula ^ | r. j,.
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Boundary conditionss Each region was taken as infinite! then
. The B^ and values obtained by the above calculations are tabulated below.
T A B L E 7
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Material H^O Fe Concrete
C: AND THE FLUX AT TIE EDGE OF EACH SHIELD MATERIAL B. 'i 0 (n/em x sec)
= 1 . 3 9 5 X 1 0 " ^ ^ 1.41 X 1 0 - ^ ^ 6 . 0 9 X 1 0 " ^ ^
4 5 « 7 6 X l©-"- 3 o 3 0 X lO-"-*- 4 . 9 4 X 1 0 - ^ ®
- 5 . 8 0 X 1 © ^ 5 o 5 2 X 1 0 - ^ ° 5 o 0 8 X 1 0 " ^
The distribution curve is plotted in Fig. 4,
TABLE OF GONSTAMJS FOR THERMAL HEUTROK CALCULATION
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TABLE 8
VAL0ES OF A^, B^ AHD THE FLUX AT THE EDGE OF EACH SHIELD MATERIAL
Material A^ 0 (n/cm x see) Q 15 1 2 HgO - 7.25 X 10^ 1,397 X 10 2 .29 x 10
Fe 4 1 .08 X 10^ 4 2.32 X l©"'- 4.52 x l©"""® Cencrete - --9.24 x 1©^ 5.©8 x 1©"^
The thermal flux distribution curve for this latter case (taking two regions together and assuming idie first one finite and the second one infinite) is also plotted in Fig. 4.
Neutron Flux Calculation By Computer
The calculations for the thermal neutron flux were done by computer, using IBM-704, Code RE*34, Calculations were made for slab geometry, teOcing the slope of fast neutron distribution. They were etlso made for sphere geometry, taking both the slope of the fast neutron flux and the removal cross-section, (Refer to the attached programs.)
The results are plotted in Fig, 4.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tke study and corresponding calculations were .nsade during ittie 1 9 6 1 Spring Term of the Interhatiohal Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering of the Argonne National Laboratory, in cojinection with ray appointment as Participant in that Term.
I wish t© thank Prof« R«Go Taecker, Director of the IINSE for the arrangentents made to me to allow the furthei^ce of my train* lag in the field of reactor shieldlngo Allow me to thank Professor Ho Grotenhuis, Professor of Reactor Shieldi^, in particular for his most understanding help and guidance, and the IINSE fcir making available the necessary facilities aad also the assistance by many members of the Sts^ of the Argonne National Laboratory.
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