Conceptual design for simulator of irradiation test reactors

Takemoto, Noriyuki ; Oto, Tsutomu; Magome, Hirokatsu; Izumo, Hironobu; Hori, Naohiko 

A simulator of irradiation test reactors has been developed since JFY 2010 for understanding reactor behavior and for upskilling in order to utilize for a nuclear human resource development (HRD) and to promote partnership with developing countries which have a plan to introduce nuclear power plant. The simulator is designed based on the one of the irradiation test reactors, the JMTR, and it simulates operating, irradiation tests and various kinds of accidents caused in the reactor and the irradiation facility. The development of the simulator is sponsored by the Japanese government as one of the specialized projects of advanced research infrastructure in order to promote basic as well as applied researches. The training of operation using the simulator will be started for the nuclear HRD from JFY 2012. This report summarizes the result of the conceptual design of the simulator in JFY 2010.