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Very High Burn-ups in Light Water Reactors

Average fuel burn-up in light water reactors (LWRs) has steadily increased with time as technological advances have been made. The practical limit is currently in the region of 50 GWd/t. The main dri...

English Nuclear fuel Reactor physics Fuel studies Nuclear science Light water reactors Reactor physics …
Published date: 22 August 2006
Publications and Reports
Boiling Water Reactor Turbine Trip (TT) Benchmark - Volume III

In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...

English Reactor physics Boiling water reactors Nuclear science Benchmark Reactor physics Multiphysics …
Published date: 21 December 2006
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Benchmark for Uncertainty Analysis in Best-Estimate Modelling (UAM) for Design, Operation and Safety Analysis of LWRs - Workshop 1 (LWR-UAM-1)
10 - 11 May 2007
Paris, France
Boiling water reactors Light water reactors Reactor physics Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Verification and validation Verification Validation Uncertainty analysis Benchmark Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 18 December 2020
Publications and Reports
Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VIII

The NEA has studied multiple recycling issues associated with various reactor systems fuelled with mixed-oxide (MOX) and published a series of computational physics benchmarks. This has led to improv...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 21 June 2007
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Benchmark for Uncertainty Analysis in Best-Estimate Modelling (UAM) for Design, Operation and Safety Analysis of LWRs - Workshop 2 (LWR-UAM-2)
2 - 4 April 2008
Garching, Germany
Boiling water reactors Light water reactors Reactor physics Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Verification and validation Verification Validation Uncertainty analysis Benchmark Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 18 December 2020
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Benchmark for Uncertainty Analysis in Best-Estimate Modelling (UAM) for Design, Operation and Safety Analysis of LWRs - Workshop 3 (LWR-UAM-3)
29 April 2009 - 1 May 2009
University Park/State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Boiling water reactors Light water reactors Reactor physics Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Verification and validation Verification Validation Uncertainty analysis Benchmark Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 18 December 2020
Publications and Reports
NUPEC BWR Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Test (BFBT) Benchmark - Volume II

This report provides the specification for the uncertainty exercises of the international OECD/NEA, NRC and NUPEC BFBT benchmark problem including the elemental task. The specification was prepared j...

English Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Light water reactors Verification and validation Validation Uncertainty analysis Benchmark Reactor physics …
Published date: 1 January 2010
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Benchmark for Uncertainty Analysis in Best-Estimate Modelling (UAM) for Design, Operation and Safety Analysis of LWRs - Workshop 4 (LWR-UAM-4)
13 - 15 April 2010
Pisa, Italy
Boiling water reactors Light water reactors Reactor physics Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Verification and validation Verification Validation Uncertainty analysis Benchmark Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 18 December 2020
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Benchmark for Uncertainty Analysis in Best-Estimate Modelling (UAM) for Design, Operation and Safety Analysis of LWRs - Workshop 5 (LWR-UAM-5)
13 - 15 April 2011
Stockholm, Sweden
Boiling water reactors Light water reactors Reactor physics Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Verification and validation Verification Validation Uncertainty analysis Benchmark Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 18 December 2020
NEA Document
OECD/NRC Benchmark Based on NUPEC Pressurised Water Reactor Sub-channel and Bundle Tests (PSBT) - Volume I: Experimental database and final problem specifications
NEA/NSC/DOC(2012)1

Based on the success of the OECD/NRC BFBT Benchmark, Japan released data based on the NUPEC PWR Sub-channel and Bundle Tests (PSBT) Benchmark and asked Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in the Unit...

English Reactor physics NSC Multiphysics Benchmark Reactor physics Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 4 January 2012