MSRE TRANSFORM Model for Thermal-Hydraulic Benchmarking (Status Report)

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Abstract

Over the last several years, there has been renewed interest in the development of molten salt reactor concepts for the next generation of nuclear power plants. The modeling tools used to design these reactors must be validated in order to accurately predict the thermal hydraulic behavior expected during operation. The majority of the practical experience with molten salt reactors comes from the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) that operated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) from 1964 until 1969. The work discussed in this paper uses the design information and experimental data from that period to create and validate a detailed model of the MSRE. Once completed, this model’s performance will be compared to other system analysis codes for thermal hydraulic benchmarking, and their ability to predict the thermal hydraulic performance of molten salt reactor systems will also be compared.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationUnited States
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS

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