NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 2, 020603(2025)

Influence of fine nuclide density model on neutronic characteristics in EBR-II core based on LoongSARAX

Zikang LI... Chixu LUO and Tengfei ZHANG* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Core Layout of EBR-II 138B (color online)
    Radial distribution of burnup in the active zone
    Geometry of the fuel element (color online)
    Axial geometry of typical assemblies (color online) (a) Axial structure of driver assembly, (b) Axial structure of high-worth control assembly
    Radial geometry of typical assemblies (color online)
    Super-assembly model of poison rods in high worth control assembly (color online)
    Spatial distribution of the nuclide densities of U-235 (color online)
    Model factor distribution in the core (color online)
    • Table 1. Types of assembly in EBR-II 138B

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      Table 1. Types of assembly in EBR-II 138B

      组件类型

      Assembly type

      组件数量

      Number of assembly

      驱动组件Driver assembly47

      高流量驱动组件

      High-flow driver assembly

      23

      半价值驱动组件

      Half-worth driver assembly

      13
      控制组件Control assembly8
      安全组件Safety assembly2
      哑组件Dummy assembly6

      仪表与试验组件

      Instrumental assembly

      7
      反射组件Reflector assembly201
      增殖组件Blanket assembly330
      总计Total637
    • Table 2. Radial geometric parameters of typical assemblies

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      Table 2. Radial geometric parameters of typical assemblies

      结构

      Structure

      尺寸

      Size / cm

      燃料芯块直径Diameter of fuel slug0.330 2
      燃料包壳内径Inner diameter of fuel cladding0.381 0
      燃料包壳外径Outer diameter of fuel cladding0.442 0
      定位绕丝直径Diameter of wire wrap0.124 5

      组件壁对边距

      Flat-to-flat distance of assembly duct

      5.816 6
      组件壁厚度Width of assembly duct0.101 6

      控制组件内壁对边距Flat-to-flat distance of

      inner duct in control assembly

      4.902 0
    • Table 3. Effective multiplication factor result of different models

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      Table 3. Effective multiplication factor result of different models

      计算程序 Code模型Model

      有效增殖因子

      Effective multiplication factor

      绝对偏差

      Absolute error / 10-5

      OpenMC精细模型 Fine model1.011 24±0.000 18
      LoongSARAX精细模型 Fine model1.014 13289
      简化模型 Simplified model1.000 30-1 094
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    Zikang LI, Chixu LUO, Tengfei ZHANG. Influence of fine nuclide density model on neutronic characteristics in EBR-II core based on LoongSARAX[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(2): 020603

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    Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

    Received: Jul. 24, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: ZHANG Tengfei (ZHANGTengfei)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.230334

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