Affiliation:
1. Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority , 3 Ahmed Alzomer Street, P. O. Box 7551 , Nasr City , Cairo , Egypt
Abstract
Abstract
HTTRs are high temperature testing reactors which are considered generation IV nuclear power reactors. The reactor core startup and fuel burnup time dependent are simulated and analyzed. For the present computer model core startup, fuel loading with approach to criticality, control rod critical positions, scram reactivity and control rod worth, different core excess reactivity are evaluated. The results are compared with both typical measurements and other previously published methods. Moreover, the time dependent core model and fuel burn up are simulated to calculate the core multiplication factor, cycle length, discharged burnup, core isotopic evolution with time and burnable poisons behavior.
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