Advanced numerical simulation and modelling for reactor safety − contributions from the CORTEX, HPMC, McSAFE and NURESAFE projects
Journal article, 2020

Predictive modelling capabilities have long represented one of the pillars of reactor safety. In this paper, an account of some projects funded by the European Commission within the seventh Framework Program (HPMC and NURESAFE projects) and Horizon 2020 Program (CORTEX and McSAFE) is given. Such projects aim at, among others, developing improved solution strategies for the modelling of neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, and/or thermo-mechanics during normal operation, reactor transients and/or situations involving stationary perturbations. Although the different projects have different focus areas, they all capitalize on the most recent advancements in deterministic and probabilistic neutron transport, as well as in DNS, LES, CFD and macroscopic thermal-hydraulics modelling. The goal of the simulation strategies is to model complex multi-physics and multi-scale phenomena specific to nuclear reactors. The use of machine learning combined with such advanced simulation tools is also demonstrated to be capable of providing useful information for the detection of anomalies during operation.

simulation

Modelling

nuclear reactor

Author

Christophe Demaziere

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic, High Energy and Plasma Physics

Victor Hugo Sanchez-Espinoza

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Bruno Chanaron

The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)

EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies

2491-9292 (eISSN)

Vol. 6 42

Core monitoring techniques and experimental validation and demonstration (CORTEX)

European Commission (EC) (EC/H2020/754316), 2017-09-01 -- 2021-08-31.

Areas of Advance

Energy

Subject Categories

Other Physics Topics

DOI

10.1051/epjn/2019006

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