Method of determining a fresh fuel bundle design for a core of a nuclear reactor
    3.
    发明授权
    Method of determining a fresh fuel bundle design for a core of a nuclear reactor 失效
    确定核反应堆核心的新鲜燃料束设计的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07574337B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-11

    申请号:US11024973

    申请日:2004-12-30

    摘要: A method for determining a fresh fuel bundle design for a core of a nuclear reactor may include defining a plurality of inputs including user-defined target conditions for evaluating one or more reference fresh fuel bundle designs for each of N bundle groups, and generating a response surface based on making single rod-type changes in each (i,j) rod location of each bundle of a given reference bundle design being evaluated for each of the N bundle groups. A search algorithm may be iterated to evaluate a given combination of multiple rod-type changes made simultaneously across each of the N bundle groups using the generated response surface to determine an accepted fuel bundle design for each of the N bundle groups that satisfies the user-defined target conditions.

    摘要翻译: 用于确定用于核反应堆的核心的新鲜燃料束设计的方法可以包括定义多个输入,包括用于评估N个束组中的每一个的一个或多个参考新鲜燃料束设计的用户定义的目标条件,以及产生响应 基于对每个N束组评估给定参考束设计的每个束的每个(i,j)棒位置进行单杆式变化的表面。 可以迭代搜索算法以使用所生成的响应面来评估在N个束组中的每一个上同时进行的多个杆型变化的给定组合,以确定满足用户 - 定义目标条件。

    Method of determining nuclear reactor core design with reduced control blade density
    4.
    发明授权
    Method of determining nuclear reactor core design with reduced control blade density 有权
    确定核反应堆核心设计的方法,减少控制叶片密度

    公开(公告)号:US07424412B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-09

    申请号:US11024974

    申请日:2004-12-30

    IPC分类号: G06F9/455

    摘要: In the method, a reference core design is generated based on a defined set of limits. The set of limits may include a target hot excess reactivity constraint to be satisfied over a given core energy cycle and a given desired control blade definition that is set for the cycle. A reference core design is generated based on the defined limits. A unique subset of fresh fuel bundles is subject to an iterative improvement process including replacing, at each fuel location, at least one of the current fresh fuel bundles with at least one of the selected fresh fuel bundles, and simulating reactor operation on the reference core design to obtain a plurality of outputs to be ranked based on the defined set of limits. The highest ranked output may represent an accepted core design with set control blade definition that satisfies the target hot excess reactivity constraint.

    摘要翻译: 在该方法中,基于定义的限制集合生成参考核心设计。 所述限制的集合可以包括在给定的核心能量循环和为循环设置的给定的所需控制叶片定义时要满足的目标热过剩反应性约束。 基于定义的限制生成参考核心设计。 新鲜燃料束的独特子集受到迭代改进过程,包括在每个燃料位置使用所选择的新鲜燃料束中的至少一个代替当前新鲜燃料束中的至少一个,以及在参考核上模拟反应器操作 设计以基于所定义的限制集合来获得要排名的多个输出。 排名最高的产品可能代表一种被认可的核心设计,具有设定控制刀片定义,满足目标热过剩反应性约束。

    Method for improving energy output of a nuclear reactor, method for determining natural uranium blanket layer for a fuel bundle, and a fuel bundle having a variable blanket layer
    6.
    发明申请
    Method for improving energy output of a nuclear reactor, method for determining natural uranium blanket layer for a fuel bundle, and a fuel bundle having a variable blanket layer 有权
    用于改善核反应堆的能量输出的方法,用于确定用于燃料束的天然铀覆盖层的方法和具有可变覆盖层的燃料束

    公开(公告)号:US20080137792A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-12

    申请号:US11589723

    申请日:2006-10-31

    IPC分类号: G21C17/00

    摘要: In a method for improving the energy generating output of a nuclear reactor containing one or more fuel rods in one or more fuel rod bundles while satisfying a maximum subcritical banked withdrawal position (MSBWP) reactivity limit, enrichments of individual fuel rods in an axial cross-section of a lattice being evaluated at the top of the fuel bundle are ranked, and the fuel pins of the highest ranked rod location in the lattice are replaced with natural uranium pins. A core simulation is then performed to determine whether there is any margin to a MSBWP reactivity limit. For each lower ranked candidate rod position, the pin replacing and core simulation functions are repeated until no rod location violates the MSBWP reactivity limit, so as to achieve a desired lattice design for the top of the fuel bundle.

    摘要翻译: 在一种用于改善在一个或多个燃料棒束中包含一个或多个燃料棒的核反应堆的能量产生输出的方法中,同时满足最大亚临界分离取出位置(MSBWP)反应性极限,单个燃料棒在轴向交联中的富集, 对在燃料束顶部进行评估的格子的截面进行排序,并且用天然铀销代替格子中排列最高的杆位置的燃料销。 然后执行核心模拟以确定MSBWP反应性极限是否存在任何余地。 对于每个较低排名的候选杆位置,重复引脚替换和核心模拟功能,直到没有杆位置违反MSBWP反应极限,以便实现燃料束顶部的期望的晶格设计。

    Method for improving energy output of a nuclear reactor, method for determining natural uranium blanket layer for a fuel bundle, and a fuel bundle having a variable blanket layer
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for improving energy output of a nuclear reactor, method for determining natural uranium blanket layer for a fuel bundle, and a fuel bundle having a variable blanket layer 有权
    用于改善核反应堆的能量输出的方法,用于确定用于燃料束的天然铀覆盖层的方法和具有可变覆盖层的燃料束

    公开(公告)号:US08582713B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-12

    申请号:US11589723

    申请日:2006-10-31

    IPC分类号: G21C3/00

    摘要: In a method for improving the energy generating output of a nuclear reactor containing one or more fuel rods in one or more fuel rod bundles while satisfying a maximum subcritical banked withdrawal position (MSBWP) reactivity limit, enrichments of individual fuel rods in an axial cross-section of a lattice being evaluated at the top of the fuel bundle are ranked, and the fuel pins of the highest ranked rod location in the lattice are replaced with pins containing natural uranium. A core simulation is then performed to determine whether there is any margin to a MSBWP reactivity limit. For each lower ranked candidate rod position, the pin replacing and core simulation functions are repeated until no rod location violates the MSBWP reactivity limit, so as to achieve a desired lattice design for the top of the fuel bundle.

    摘要翻译: 在一种用于改善在一个或多个燃料棒束中包含一个或多个燃料棒的核反应堆的能量产生输出的方法中,同时满足最大亚临界分离取出位置(MSBWP)反应性极限,单个燃料棒在轴向交联中的富集, 对在燃料束顶部进行评估的格子的截面进行分级,将格子中排列最高的杆位置的燃料销替换为含有天然铀的销。 然后执行核心模拟以确定MSBWP反应性极限是否存在任何余地。 对于每个较低排名的候选杆位置,重复引脚替换和核心模拟功能,直到没有杆位置违反MSBWP反应极限,以便实现燃料束顶部的期望的晶格设计。