Boiling Water Reactor Turbine Trip (TT) Benchmark - Volume I

Volume I: Final Specifications

ISBN : 92-64-18470-8
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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 concepts, as well as for current nuclear applications.

Recently developed "best-estimate" computer code systems for modelling 3-D coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics transients in nuclear cores and for the coupling of core phenomena and system dynamics (PWR, BWR, VVER) need to be compared against each other and validated against results from experiments. International benchmark studies have been set up for the purpose.

The present volume describes the specification of such a benchmark. The transient addressed is a turbine trip (TT) in a BWR involving pressurisation events in which the coupling between core phenomena and system dynamics plays an important role. In addition, the data made available from experiments carried out at the plant make the present benchmark very valuable. The data used are from events at the Peach Bottom 2 reactor (a GE-designed BWR/4).

Classification ID: NEA/NSC/DOC(2001)1

Note: This is the the revised version, dated October 2001, where corrections made to pages 31, 32, 82 and 83.