Research Article
PMK-2, the First Integral Thermal-Hydraulics Tests for the Safety Evaluation of VVER-440/213 Nuclear Power Plants
Table 6
Thermocouple locations in the core model (see Figure
6), measuring cladding temperatures in different rods and elevations.
| Identification | Number of rods | Level from 0.00 m, m | Levels from core inlet, mm |
| TE10 | 10 | 1.044 | 50 | TE11 | 2 | 1.494 | 500 | TE12 | 8 | 1.994 | 1000 | TE13 | 9 | 2.494 | 1500 | TE14 | 6 | 2.994 | 2000 | TE15 | 11 | 3.444 | 2450 | TE16 | 1 | 3.444 | 2450 | TE17 | 16 | 3.444 | 2450 | TE18 | 2 | 3.444 | 2450 | TE19 | 3 | 3.444 | 2450 |
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