CATHARE Simulation on Coupled Neutronics/Thermal-Hydraulics of Molten Salt Reactor（MSR）

PENG Chuan-xin; YAN Xiao; PENG Jing-feng; CENG Xiao-kang; HUANG Yan-ping; XIAO Ze-jun

Mar. 2025

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PENG Chuan-xin, YAN Xiao, PENG Jing-feng, CENG Xiao-kang, HUANG Yan-ping, XIAO Ze-jun. CATHARE Simulation on Coupled Neutronics/Thermal-Hydraulics of Molten Salt Reactor（MSR）[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2013, 34(4): 16-19,89.

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CATHARE Simulation on Coupled Neutronics/Thermal-Hydraulics of Molten Salt Reactor（MSR）

CNNC Key Laboratory on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Technology, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu, 610041, China

Received Date: 2012-06-01
Rev Recd Date: 2013-07-04

Available Online: 2025-03-08

Abstract

Abstract

According to the characteristics of fuel salt and moderator in Molten Salt Reactor,the PWR thermal-hydraulic code CATHARE is modified,which is applied to study the behaviour of a single-channel of the MSR core.The calculation results show that CATHARE can predict the coupling of thermal-hydraulic and neutronics in steady-state conditions and under several transients（i.e.,reactivity variations and fuel mass flow rate variations）.
- CATHARE,
- Molten Salt Reactor,
- Coupling of thermal-hydraulic and neutronics