Multiphysics simulations of fast transients in VVER-1000 and VVER-440 reactors

Elina Syrjälahti; Ville Valtavirta; Joonas Kättö; Henri Loukusa; Timo Ikonen; Jaakko Leppänen; Ville Tulkki

Multiphysics simulations of fast transients in VVER-1000 and VVER-440 reactors

Elina Syrjälahti, Ville Valtavirta, Joonas Kättö, Henri Loukusa, Timo Ikonen, Jaakko Leppänen, Ville Tulkki

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Abstract

FINIX is a recently developed fuel behaviour module that is designed to provide "simple but sufficient" descriptions of the most essential fuel behaviour phenomena in multiphysics simulations. In such simulations, it is possible to obtain significant improvement in the feedback to neutronics or thermal hydraulics modelling even with a relatively simple fuel performance model. In this work, FINIX is used as an internal fuel behaviour module both in reactor physics and in reactor dynamics codes to simulate coupled behaviour in fast transient scenarios. With the Monte Carlo reactor physics code Serpent we model a prompt transient in a VVER-1000 pin cell, and with the reactor dynamics code HEXTRAN, a control rod ejection accident in a VVER-440 reactor.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support
Editors	M. Manolova, S. Boneva, M. Mitev
Publisher	Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Science
Pages	376-384
Publication status	Published - 2015
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support - Varna, Bulgaria Duration: 28 Sept 2015 → 2 Oct 2015 Conference number: 11

Publication series

Series	WWER Fuel Performance, Modelling and Experimental Support
Number	2493
ISSN	1313-4531

Conference

Conference	11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support
Country/Territory	Bulgaria
City	Varna
Period	28/09/15 → 2/10/15

Keywords

FINIX
multiphysics
fuel behaviour module

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Tulkki, V., Loukusa, H., Heikinheimo, J., Peltonen, J., Arkoma, A., Myllykylä, E. & Pohja, R.
1/01/15 → 31/01/18
Project: Other

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Syrjälahti, E., Valtavirta, V., Kättö, J., Loukusa, H., Ikonen, T., Leppänen, J., & Tulkki, V. (2015). Multiphysics simulations of fast transients in VVER-1000 and VVER-440 reactors. In M. Manolova, S. Boneva, & M. Mitev (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support (pp. 376-384). Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Science. WWER Fuel Performance, Modelling and Experimental Support No. 2493 https://publications.vtt.fi/julkaisut/muut/2015/OA-Multiphysics-simulations.pdf

Syrjälahti, Elina ; Valtavirta, Ville ; Kättö, Joonas et al. / Multiphysics simulations of fast transients in VVER-1000 and VVER-440 reactors. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support. editor / M. Manolova ; S. Boneva ; M. Mitev. Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Science, 2015. pp. 376-384 (WWER Fuel Performance, Modelling and Experimental Support; No. 2493).

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Syrjälahti, E, Valtavirta, V, Kättö, J, Loukusa, H, Ikonen, T, Leppänen, J & Tulkki, V 2015, Multiphysics simulations of fast transients in VVER-1000 and VVER-440 reactors. in M Manolova, S Boneva & M Mitev (eds), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support. Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Science, WWER Fuel Performance, Modelling and Experimental Support, no. 2493, pp. 376-384, 11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support, Varna, Bulgaria, 28/09/15. <https://publications.vtt.fi/julkaisut/muut/2015/OA-Multiphysics-simulations.pdf>

Multiphysics simulations of fast transients in VVER-1000 and VVER-440 reactors. / Syrjälahti, Elina; Valtavirta, Ville; Kättö, Joonas et al.

Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support. ed. / M. Manolova; S. Boneva; M. Mitev. Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Science, 2015. p. 376-384 (WWER Fuel Performance, Modelling and Experimental Support; No. 2493).

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Multiphysics simulations of fast transients in VVER-1000 and VVER-440 reactors

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