Thermal hydraulic analysis of the JMTR improved LEU-core

Tabata, Toshio; Nagao, Yoshiharu; Komukai, Bunsaku; Naka, Michihiro; Takeda, Takashi*; Fujiki, Kazuo

JAERI-Tech 2002-100, 108 Pages, 2003/01

JAERI-Tech-2002-100.pdf:4.44MB

After the investigation of the new core arrangement for the JMTR reactor in order to enhance the fuel burn-up and consequently extend the operation period, the "improved LEU core" that utilized 2 additional fuel elements instead of formerly installed reflector elements, was adopted. This report describes the results of the thermal-hydraulic analysis of the improved LEU core as a part of safety analysis for the licensing. The analysis covers steady state, abnormal operational transients and accidents, which were described in the annexes of the licensing documents as design bases events. Calculation conditions for the computer codes were conservatively determined based on the neutronic analysis results and others. The results of the analysis, that revealed the safety criteria were satisfied on the fuel temperature, DNBR and primary coolant temperature, were used in the licensing. The operation license of the JMTR with the improved LEU core was granted in March 2001, and the reactor operation with new core started in November 2001 as 142nd operation cycle.

Implementation of emergency system for radioactive source term estimation on global meta-computing environment and its real-time visualization

Muramatsu, Kazuhiro; Imamura, Toshiyuki; Kitabata, Hideyuki; Kaneko, Isamu; Takemiya, Hiroshi*; Hasegawa, Yukihiro*; Yamagishi, Nobuhiro*; Hirayama, Toshio

Keisan Kogaku Koenkai Rombunshu, 6(1), p.241 - 244, 2001/05

no abstracts in English

Software environment for local area metacomputing

Takemiya, Hiroshi*; Imamura, Toshiyuki; Koide, Hiroshi; Higuchi, Kenji; Tsujita, Yuichi; Yamagishi, Nobuhiro*; Matsuda, Katsuyuki*; Ueno, Koichi*; Hasegawa, Yukihiro*; Kimura, Toshiya; et al.

Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications (SNA 2000) (CD-ROM), 16 Pages, 2000/09

no abstracts in English

Feasibility study for improvement of efficient irradiation with LEU core in JMTR

Naka, Michihiro; Nagao, Yoshiharu; Komukai, Bunsaku; Tabata, Toshio

Proceedings of 7th Meeting of the International Group on Research Reactors (IGORR-7) (CD-ROM), 7 Pages, 1999/10

no abstracts in English

Safety analysis of JMTR core with 6-MEU fuel elements and 16-LEU fuel elements

Tabata, Toshio; Komukai, Bunsaku; Nagao, Yoshiharu; Shimakawa, Satoshi; Koike, Sumio; Takeda, Takashi; Fujiki, Kazuo

JAERI-Tech 99-021, 68 Pages, 1999/03

JAERI-Tech-99-021.pdf:2.6MB

no abstracts in English