EP2240939A4 - METHODOLOGY FOR MODELING THE POWER DISTRIBUTION OF FUEL BARS INSIDE A DRIVER'S NUCLEAR REACTOR - Google Patents

METHODOLOGY FOR MODELING THE POWER DISTRIBUTION OF FUEL BARS INSIDE A DRIVER'S NUCLEAR REACTOR

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EP2240939A4
EP2240939A4 EP09739300A EP09739300A EP2240939A4 EP 2240939 A4 EP2240939 A4 EP 2240939A4 EP 09739300 A EP09739300 A EP 09739300A EP 09739300 A EP09739300 A EP 09739300A EP 2240939 A4 EP2240939 A4 EP 2240939A4
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Prior art keywords
methodology
modeling
driver
power distribution
nuclear reactor
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2240939A2 (en
Inventor
Baocheng Zhang
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    • G21D3/00—Control of nuclear power plant
    • G21D3/001—Computer implemented control
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    • G21D3/00—Control of nuclear power plant
    • G21D3/001—Computer implemented control
    • G21D3/002—Core design; core simulations; core optimisation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
EP09739300A 2008-02-11 2009-02-05 METHODOLOGY FOR MODELING THE POWER DISTRIBUTION OF FUEL BARS INSIDE A DRIVER'S NUCLEAR REACTOR Withdrawn EP2240939A4 (en)

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US2900508A 2008-02-11 2008-02-11
PCT/US2009/033160 WO2009134498A2 (en) 2008-02-11 2009-02-05 A methodology for modeling the fuel rod power distribution within a nuclear reactor core

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EP2240939A2 EP2240939A2 (en) 2010-10-20
EP2240939A4 true EP2240939A4 (en) 2012-03-21

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EP (1) EP2240939A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2011528101A (en)
KR (1) KR20100115754A (en)
CN (1) CN101946253A (en)
BR (1) BRPI0908354A2 (en)
TW (1) TW200949856A (en)
WO (1) WO2009134498A2 (en)
ZA (1) ZA201005627B (en)

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WO2009134498A3 (en) 2009-12-30
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