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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Technical Session|Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Lucia Rueda (ENGIE)
Alternate Chair:
Yue Jin
Session Organizer:
Joshua Kaizer
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Validation of the Thermal-Hydraulic Models in COBRA-TF Based on the NRC/PSU RBHT Benchmark
10:45–11:05AM EDT
Yue Jin (Univ. Missouri), Fan-Bill Cheung (Penn State), Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kirk Tien (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Chris L. Hoxie (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Validation of VIPRE-W/MEFISTO-T Subchannel Analysis Code for Void Fraction Predictions in Modern BWR Fuel Assemblies
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Jean-Marie Le Corre (Westinghouse Electric Sweden)
Uncertainty Analysis and Sensitivity Study on RBHT Blind Tests with Subchannel Code CTF
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Lucia Rueda-Villegas (Tractebel ENGIE), Adrien Dethioux (Tractebel ENGIE), Christophe Schneidesch (Tractebel ENGIE), Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE)
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Assessment and Testing of CTF for LOCA Reflood Conditions
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
R. Salko (ORNL), A. Wysocki (ORNL), B. Hizoum (ORNL), N. Capps (ORNL)
Application of CTF Subchannel Code for BWR Reload Licensing Analysis Support
12:05–12:25PM EDT
K. Nikitin (Paul Scherrer Institute), B. Arnold (Paul Scherrer Institute), I. Clifford (Paul Scherrer Institute), H. Ferroukhi (Paul Scherrer Institute)
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