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Overview and Discussion of the OECD/NRC Benchmark Based on NUPEC PWR Subchannel and Bundle Tests

Table 6

Test assemblies for DNB measurements.

AssemblyReference fuel typeRods array Type of cellPower distribution
RadialAxial

A0 17 × 17 MTypical cellAUniform
A1 5 × 5Typical cellCUniform
A2Typical cellAUniform
A3 6 × 6Typical cellDUniform
A4Typical cellACosine
A8 5 × 5Thimble cellBCosine
A11Typical cellACosine
A12Thimble cellBCosine