gas-cooled reactors – international reactor physics experimental benchmark analysis j. m. kendall
DESCRIPTION
IAEA-ICTP Workshop on Nuclear Reaction Data for Advanced Reactor Technologies ICTP – Trieste, Italy, 18-30 May 2008. Gas-Cooled Reactors – International Reactor Physics Experimental Benchmark Analysis J. M. Kendall Global Virtual LLC. Benchmark Activities. IAEA-TECDOC-1249 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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IAEA-ICTP Workshop onNuclear Reaction Data for
Advanced Reactor Technologies
ICTP – Trieste, Italy, 18-30 May 2008
Gas-Cooled Reactors – International Reactor Physics Experimental Benchmark Analysis
J. M. KendallGlobal Virtual LLC
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Benchmark Activities
IAEA-TECDOC-1249• PROTEUS (Pebble Bed) Critical Facility• VHTRC (Prismatic Block) Critical Facility
IAEA-TECDOC-1382• HTR-10 (Pebble Bed) Core Physics• HTTR (Prismatic Block) Core Physics
http://www.iaea.org/inisnkm/nkm/aws/htgr/abstracts/index.html
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PROTEUS Benchmarks
• Critical Balances
• Reaction rate ratios and distributions
• Control rod worths
• Water ingress effects
• Reactivity of small samples
• Kinetic parameter (β/Λ)
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
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PROTEUS Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
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PROTEUS Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
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PROTEUS Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
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PROTEUS Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
Methods - Critical Balances Including Streaming
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PROTEUS Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
Experimental and Calculated Critical BalancesCores 1A, 2, 3 and 4.3
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PROTEUS Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
Experimental and Calculated Critical BalancesCores 5, 7, 9 and 10
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PROTEUS Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
Reactivity vs. Percentage of Polyethylene Rods in Core 10
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VHTRC Benchmark
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
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VHTRC Benchmark
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
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VHTRC Benchmark
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
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VHTRC Benchmark
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
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VHTRC Benchmark
IAEA-TECDOC-1249, Critical experiments and reactor physics calculations for low enriched high temperature gas cooled reactors, October 2001.
OKBM* - Macroscopic cross sections by WIMS-D4/UKNDL
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HTR-10 Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
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HTR-10 Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Core physics calculationGeometric model
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HTR-10 Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
HTR-10 Benchmark Problems
B1 Initial Criticality Pebble loading height for keff = 1.0 with no control rods inserted
B2 Temperature Coefficient
keff of the full core (5 m3) at 20˚C (B21), 120˚C (B22), and 250˚C (B23) with no control rods inserted
B3 Control Rod Worth, Full Core
Δkeff for ten (B31) and one (B32) fully inserted control rods, with other rods in withdrawn position, full core (5 m3) at 20˚C
B4 Control Rod Worth, Initial Core
Δkeff for ten (B31) and one (B32) fully inserted control rods, with other rods in withdrawn position, core loading height of 126 cm at 20˚C
All cases to assume helium atmosphere
Post-Test Adjustment to Benchmark Problem Assumptions/Conditions• Density of dummy balls: 1.73 → 1.84 g/cm3• Boron equivalent of impurities in dummy balls: 1.3 → 0.125 ppm• Core atmosphere: Helium → Air• Temperature: 20˚C → 15˚C
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HTR-10 Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Example Results – Initial Criticality (B1)
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HTR-10 Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Reasons for Differences in Results• Some control rod cross section cell calculations more appropriate for rod
array than single rod worth evaluations
• Uncertainty in the modeling of neutron streaming
• Choice of selected cross section library (JEFF, ENDF, JENDL, etc.)
• Water content of graphite pores
• Library dependent cross-sections for temperature coefficients
• Effective fuel homogenization methods
• Modeling of fuel with Monte Carlo Calculations• Explicit geometry (particle distribution in pebble, pebble distribution in
core)• Modeling of fuel/dummy ball ratio
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HTTR Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
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HTTR Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Core Cross Section with Fuel Block Loading Order
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HTTR Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Core Region Block Configurations
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HTTR Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Fuel Rod
Fuel Compacts & Burnable Poison Pellets
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HTTR Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Analysis Methods – Diffusion Calculations
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HTTR Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Analysis Methods – Monte Carlo Calculations
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HTTR Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
HTTR Benchmark Problems
FC Initial Criticality Number of fuel blocks in sequenced loading
CR Control Rod Position at Criticality
Control rod insertion depth at criticality for 18, 24 and 30 column core
EX Excess Reactivity Excess reactivity for an unrodded 18, 24 and 30 core
SC Scram Reactivity Scram reactivity for 1) all reflector CRs, 2) all CRs in reflector and core (30 column core)
TC Isothermal Temperature Coefficient
Isothermal temperature coefficients at 290, 320, 360, 400, 440 and 470˚C for 30 column core with control rod position for criticality at 480˚C
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HTTR Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Monte Carlo Calculations
Diffusion Calculations
FC - Initial Criticality
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HTTR Benchmarks
IAEA-TECDOC-1382, Evaluation of HTGR performance: Benchmark analysis related to initial testing of the HTTR and HTR-10, November 2003.
Reasons for Differences in Results• Uncertainties in levels of impurities in dummy blocks, and in water
and air or nitrogen in graphite pores
• Monte Carlo model geometry representation
• Choice of selected cross section data library and version (JEF, ENDF, JENDL, etc.)
• Uncertainties in modeling neutron streaming with diffusion methods
• Difficulties in modeling harmonics in thin annular cores with diffusion methods