NucDes'15

Nuclear Design 2015

Physics Experiments and Lifetime Performance

of the Light Water Breeder Reactor

L.B. Freeman et al., Nucl. Sci. Eng. 102, 341-364 (1989)

Nuclear Design, How To ?

Contact : Alexis Nuttin

• 4 subjects (cf. article at bottom of this page)

  • Parts a, b, c and d of the selected article on the LWBR

  • Each subject is studied and presented by only one group

• Understanding and synthesis work in group

  • During our brainstorming sessions and outside

  • Questions about precise issues to ask by e-mail

• Send documents by e-mail before october 21

  • Slides in pdf, w/o animation (3-4 max. per person)

  • Abstract in about 800 words (in pdf, 2 pages max.)

Unique session (october 23)

Part a (I - III): Core design and computational model

Naganand, Renuka, Landry

Part b (IV.intro - IV.B): Movable fuel and breeding

Vincent, Peter, Blazej

Part c (IV.C - V.A): Power distributions and zero-power tests

Federico, Kajetan, Matteo

Part d (V.B - VI): High-power and special tests, conclusion

Paolo, Adnan, Selim

Kajetan's (non nuclear) mock-up of a Seed/Blanket Unit