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Analyze the effect of void fraction on the main operating parameters of the VVER-1200

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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The VVER-1200/AES-2006 is one of the most promising nuclear reactors for power generation. This work provides an in-depth analysis of the void fraction effect on the operation of VVER-1200 using MCNPX code. The void fraction in the VVER-1200 may be result from the loss of coolant accident (LOCA) or boiling the moderator/coolant materials. The fission multiplicities (υ), the estimated of the recoverable energy per fission (Q) and the effective delayed neutrons fraction (βeff) have been investigated at different fuel enrichment and a different void fraction. It is beneficial to calculate the βeff at the different void fraction and different enrichment, due to its impact on the reactor power change rate. The excess reactivity in the reaction can be controlled using the gadolinium dioxide or boron carbide. Increasing the void fraction decrease the burnup rate of gadolinium dioxide and boron carbide in the VVER-1200 assembly. The Doppler coefficient has a large effect on the reactivity of the reaction. Therefore, it is important to calculate the Doppler coefficient at different fuel temperature. The existence of the void fraction increases the concentration of the most hazardous radioactive nuclear waste products.

DOI

10.21608/ajnsa.2019.5643.1128

Keywords

VVER-1200, Void fraction, LOCA, Delayed neutrons, Doppler effect, Spent fuel

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Galahom

MiddleName

Abdelghafar

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Basic Science, Higher Technological Institute, 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt

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galhom_20102000@yahoo.com

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53

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1

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10143

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2020-01-01

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2018-10-14

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2020-01-01

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125

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136

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1110-0451

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2090-4258

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Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications

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Analyze the effect of void fraction on the main operating parameters of the VVER-1200

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22 Jan 2023