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Adaptation of the gas gap simplified model in DYN3D code to new types of fuel

Anpassung des vereinfachten Gasspaltmodells im DYN3D-Code an neue Brennelementtypen
  • M. Ieremenko and Iu. Ovdiienko
From the journal Kerntechnik

Abstract

Currently, new types of fuel are being considered to be introduced or already in the introduction process at Ukrainian NPPs with WWER. By means of a new version of the TRANSURANUS code, new functions of the gas gap thickness in dependence on the burnup have been created and implemented into the gas gap model of the reactor dynamics code DYN3D. These new functions cover all actual and perspective fuel types for the Ukrainian NPPs with WWER.

Kurzfassung

Derzeit wird der Einsatz neuer Brennelemente in ukrainischen Kernkraftwerken des Typs WWER erwogen. Mit Hilfe einer neuen Version des TRANSURANUS-Codes wurden neue Funktionen der Gasspaltweite in Abhängigkeit vom Abbrand entwickelt und in das Gasspaltmodell des Reaktordynamikcodes DYN3D implementiert. Damit können nun alle aktuellen und für die Zukunft der ukrainischen KKW bislang angedachten Brennelemente berechnet werden.


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Received: 2019-02-15
Published Online: 2019-08-27
Published in Print: 2019-09-16

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