Chair(s): |
Upendra ROHATGI, United States |
Secretary: |
Ian HILL (ian.hill@oecd-nea.org) |
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Member(s): | All NEA member countries* | ||
Russia (Suspended*) | |||
*Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. | |||
Full participant(s): |
European Commission Under the NEA Statute | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 30 June 2019 | ||
End of mandate: | 30 June 2021 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document [NEA/NSC/WPRS/DOC(2019)15]
Scope
Under the guidance of the Nuclear Science Committee (NSC) and under the mandate of the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Reactor Systems (WPRS), the expert group will perform specific tasks associated with multi-scale core thermal-hydraulics of present and future nuclear power systems. Coupling aspects of neutronics, fuel performance, coolant chemistry, and fluid structural mechanical interactions for normal and/or deformed core configurations will be considered, as will problems requiring high fidelity multi-scale multi-physics core simulation. Reactor types considered include, but are not limited to, present generation light-water reactors (LWRs), heavy-water reactors (HWRs), small modular Reactors (SMRs), sodium-cooled fast reactors(SFRs), high-temperature reactors (HTRs), molten salt Reactors (MSRs) and other advanced nuclear systems.
Objectives
1. To provide expert advice to the WPRS and the nuclear community on the development needs (data and methods, validation experiments, scenario studies) for multi-scale core thermal-hydraulics modelling and simulation of existing and proposed nuclear reactor systems.
A key activity associated with this objective is the identification and preservation of appropriate experimental data. In addition, the expert group will provide member countries with the guidance and processes for certifying the experimental data for its use as a stand-alone core thermal-hydraulic validation or for uses as part of validation pyramid of multi-physics modelling and simulation tools.
2. To provide specific technical information regarding:
Deliverables
Links to other groups
The expert group will report to the Working Party on Scientific issues in Reactor Systems (WPRS) and will liaise closely with other relevant NEA bodies, including those operating under the guidance of the NSC, in particular the Expert Group on Uncertainty Analysis in Modelling (EGUAM), the Expert Group on Multi-physics Experimental Data, Benchmarking and Validation (EGMPEBV) as well as the Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) under the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations, in order to ensure that the respective programmes are complementary, to provide advice and support where required and to undertake common work where appropriate.