Research Article

Modification of Neutron Kinetic Code for Plate Type Fuel Nuclear Reactor

Table 1

Design parameter of reactor core.

Core parametersDesigning values

Core power 220 MW
Fuel type Plate type
Fuel used Zr2 + UO2(Nb)25%
Number of fuel assemblies 55
Number of fuel plates in one assembly 3 × 20 = 60
Total number of fuel plates 3300
Number of control rod groups 6
Height of each fuel assembly 1.5 m
Fuel meat width1.2 mm
Cladding thickness0.4 mm
Total heat transfer area of core 937.431 m2
Single channel flow width 2 mm
Circulation area of core 0.6562017 m2
Primary coolant pressure15.5 MPa
Core inlet/outlet temperature 558/597 K
Primary coolant flow rate 1004.3 Kg/S
Total number of pumps 6