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Estimation of the Reactivity Temperature Coefficients of the AP-1000 Reactor by MCNPX Code

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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The estimation of temperature coefficients of reactivity is a very important task because of its relationship to the safety of reactor operation. The temperature coefficient of reactivity includes the Moderator Temperature Coefficient (MTC), Doppler temperature coefficient (DTC) and the isothermal temperature coefficient (ITC). The present work investigated the temperature coefficients of reactivity for the advanced first core of AP1000 PWR. The calculations were carried out using Monte Carlo code MCNPX and the Evaluated Neutron Data File library, ENDF/B-VII.1 (ENDF71x), cross section data. The calculated results have been compared with the same results of KENO and VERA-CS codes. The study was investigated at a boron concentration of 1300 ppm. The MCNPX values of the MTC, DTC, and ITC were observed to be: (-1.27), (-1.48), (-2.75) pcm/F respectively. The results showed the compatibility between the MCNPX and KENO and VERA codes. Also the results demonstrate that the MCNPX code showed good estimates of Temperature Coefficients of Reactivity of AP-1000 PWR. The results can be used as reference for reactor physics studies.

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10.21608/ajnsa.2018.2758.1048

Keywords

AP1000, Temperature Coefficients of Reactivity, MCNP code

Authors

First Name

heba

Last Name

louis

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kareem

Affiliation

Safety Engineering Department, Nuclear and Radiological Regulation Authority (NRRA), Cairo, Egypt

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heba.louis@yahoo.com

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cairo

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51

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4

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875

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2018-10-01

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2018-01-25

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2018-10-01

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213

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220

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1110-0451

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2090-4258

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455

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Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications

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Estimation of the Reactivity Temperature Coefficients of the AP-1000 Reactor by MCNPX Code

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22 Jan 2023