Research and Verification of Subcritical Rod Worth Measurement Method for PWRs Based on Bamboo-C Code

Li Zaipeng; Bai Jiahe; Wan Chenghui; Fang He; Pan Zefei; Wu Hongchun

doi:10.13832/j.jnpe.2024.06.0022

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Li Zaipeng, Bai Jiahe, Wan Chenghui, Fang He, Pan Zefei, Wu Hongchun. Research and Verification of Subcritical Rod Worth Measurement Method for PWRs Based on Bamboo-C Code[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2024, 45(6): 22-29. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2024.06.0022

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Li Zaipeng, Bai Jiahe, Wan Chenghui, Fang He, Pan Zefei, Wu Hongchun. Research and Verification of Subcritical Rod Worth Measurement Method for PWRs Based on Bamboo-C Code[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2024, 45(6): 22-29. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2024.06.0022

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Research and Verification of Subcritical Rod Worth Measurement Method for PWRs Based on Bamboo-C Code

doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2024.06.0022

Li Zaipeng^1
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Bai Jiahe²,
Wan Chenghui^{2
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Fang He^{1, 2},
Pan Zefei¹,
Wu Hongchun²

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Jiangsu Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222042, China
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School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China

Received Date: 2023-12-15
Rev Recd Date: 2024-01-23
Publish Date: 2024-12-17

Abstract

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The measurement of control rod worth is very important for the validation of nuclear design. Conventionally, the control rod worth measurement is carried out through the boron-dilution method, the rod-swap method, or the dynamic rod worth measurement method. These conventional methods lead to the fact that the zero power physics test occupies too long time. Therefore, this paper proposes the three-dimensional neutron source multiplication method. This method can achieve the measurement of subcriticality as well as control rod worth based on the measured source-range detector signals during the rod withdrawal process and the simulation results by Bamboo-C code. The whole flowchart relies on the current procedure of rod withdrawal process. This method has excellent engineering application ability and can significantly improve the economy of nuclear power plants. The measurement data during the rod withdrawal process in the M310-type reactor of Tianwan NPP is adopted for the verification of the proposed method. Most measured results of control rod worth can meet the engineering acceptance criteria (±10%), which proves that the method proposed in this paper has research value in engineering application.
- Subcritical rod worth measurement,
- Three-dimensional neutron source multiplication method,
- Source-range detector,
- Rod withdrawal process,
- Control rod worth

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