Main Results of Phase IV BEMUSE Project: Simulation of LBLOCA in an NPP

Table 3

Nodalization resources used by each participant.

Participant	Code’s name	Hydraulic	Mesh points	Core channels	Axial active core
		nodes	(heat structures)	(core channels)	nodes per channel
AEKI	ATHLET 2.0A	580	1839	2	18
CEA	CATHARE V2.5 1 mod.3.1	NS	NS	NS	NS
EDO	Tech-M-97	87	811	5	12(${}^{*}$)
GRS	ATHLET 2.1A	395	526	2	18
IRSN	CATHARE2 V2.5_1 mod5.1	NS	NS	NS	NS
JNES	TRACE ver4.05	743	10660	16	42
KAERI	MARS 3.1	1116	NS	3	18
KINS	RELAP5/MOD3.3	280	2193	2	18
NRI-1	RELAP5/MOD3.3	306	2055	4	18
PSI	TRACE5.0rc3	908	5117	5	18
UNIPI-1	RELAP/MOD3.2	NS	NS	NS	NS
UNIPI-2	CATHARE2 V2.5 1	79	12017	5	21
UPC	RELAP5/MOD3.3	305	2193	2	18

(${}^{*}$) The fuel path is simulated by 10 axial nodes.