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Minor Actinide Burning in Thermal Reactors

This publication provides an introduction to minor actinide nuclear properties and discusses some of the arguments in favour of minor actinide recycling, as well as the potential role of thermal reac...

English Fuel studies Nuclear science Reactor physics Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Minor actinides …
Published date: 18 November 2013
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Multiphysics

Multiphysics are simulations using computer applications or software to couple multiple physical events in order to predict or validate the physical real-world outcome.

Multi-physics simulations Nuclear science Benchmark Reactor physics Multiphysics …
Published date: 16 October 2020
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Neutron noise analysis

Neutron noise analysis can be defined as the direct measurement of the kinetics of a nuclear core. This page describes some of the NEA's previous activities on neutron noise analysis in nuclear power...

Nuclear science Fast reactor Benchmark Reactor physics
Published date: 26 July 2021
Publications and Reports
NUPEC BWR Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Test (BFBT) Benchmark

Refined models for best-estimate calculations based on good-quality experimental data can improve the understanding of phenomena and the quantification of margins for operating nuclear power reactors...

English Reactor physics Nuclear science Multiphysics Benchmark Reactor physics Multiphysics …
Published date: 7 July 2006
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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
NEA Document
NUPEC BWR Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Test BFBT Benchmark - Volume III: Results of Phase I on Void Distribution
NEA/NSC/R(2020)6

In the past decade, a large amount of effort has been made towards the direct simulation of the boiling transition (BT) for Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) fuel bundles. This international benchmark, bas...

English Boiling water reactors Nuclear safety Benchmark Reactor physics …
Published date: 1 June 2021
NEA Document
NUPEC BWR Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Test BFBT Benchmark - Volume IV: Results of Phase II on Pressure Drop and Critical Power
NEA/NSC/R(2020)7

In the past decade, a large amount of effort has been made towards the direct simulation of the boiling transition (BT) for boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel bundles. This international benchmark, bas...

English Reactor physics Boiling water reactors Nuclear safety Benchmark Reactor physics …
Published date: 2 December 2021
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OECD/NRC Benchmark based on NUPEC BWR Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Tests (BFBT)

NUPEC Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Test (BFBT) Benchmark

Thermal hydraulics Reactor physics
Published date: 2 August 2022
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
NEA Document
Reactor physics Boiling water reactors NSC Nuclear science Benchmark Reactor physics Multiphysics …
Published date: 1 May 2003