This work was conceived and performed in the frame of the residual activities concerning the TRADE program The TRADE program, which was foreseen in RC-1 TRIGA reactor located at ENEA-Casaccia research centre near Rome, was planned to investigate the static and dynamic behaviour of ADS at power in thermal neutron spectrum. Because problems in financial backing, the program was interrupted at the end of 2004. In spite of these unlucky circumstances, a huge experimental data bank has been set up during the time period prior to the program interruption. In 2007 IAEA endorsed this experimental campaign, and an experimental benchmark was launched in the frame of the Coordinated Research Project "Analytical and Experimental Benchmark Analyses of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS)" coordinated by IAEA (2006-2010). The benchmark, named "pre-TRADE experimental benchmark", has been coordinated by ENEA. A "basic" issue for the benchmark concerned the degree of knowledge of the fuel burnup status of the RC-1 TRIGA reactor. In this frame this work provided a small step forward for what concerns the improvement of the knowledge of the fuel burnup status of the RC- 1 TRIGA reactor.
Questo lavoro è stato concepito e svolto nell'ambito delle attività residuali del programma TRADE. Il programma TRADE, previsto nel reattore TRIGA RC-1 del Centro ENEA della Casaccia, era finalizzato allo studio del comportamento statico e dinamico di un ADS a potenza. Il programma fu interrotto al termine del 2004 a causa di problemi finanziari. A dispetto di tali circostanze, durante il periodo precedente l'interruzione del programma è stata generata una vasta banca dati sperimentale. Nel 2007 la IAEA ha rivalutato tale banca dati ed ha lanciato un benchmark internazionale in seno al Coordinated Research Project "Analytical and Experimental Benchmark Analyses of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS)" coordinato dalla stessa IAEA (2006-2010). Il benchmark, denominato "pre-TRADE experimental benchmark", è stato coordinato da ENEA. Una questione chiave per il benchmark è risultata essere il grado di conoscenza del livello di burnup del combustibile del TRIGA RC-1, ed in tale ottica è stato svolto il presente lavoro con la finalità di consentire un piccolo passo in avanti nel settore.
Re-examination of the fuel burnup level of the TRIGA RC-1 Casaccia reactor
Carta, Mario
2012-05-23
Abstract
This work was conceived and performed in the frame of the residual activities concerning the TRADE program The TRADE program, which was foreseen in RC-1 TRIGA reactor located at ENEA-Casaccia research centre near Rome, was planned to investigate the static and dynamic behaviour of ADS at power in thermal neutron spectrum. Because problems in financial backing, the program was interrupted at the end of 2004. In spite of these unlucky circumstances, a huge experimental data bank has been set up during the time period prior to the program interruption. In 2007 IAEA endorsed this experimental campaign, and an experimental benchmark was launched in the frame of the Coordinated Research Project "Analytical and Experimental Benchmark Analyses of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS)" coordinated by IAEA (2006-2010). The benchmark, named "pre-TRADE experimental benchmark", has been coordinated by ENEA. A "basic" issue for the benchmark concerned the degree of knowledge of the fuel burnup status of the RC-1 TRIGA reactor. In this frame this work provided a small step forward for what concerns the improvement of the knowledge of the fuel burnup status of the RC- 1 TRIGA reactor.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
