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Published: 2020-12-15
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53747/jnst.v10i4.10
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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2020)
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Long, C. T., Tuan, T. H., Phuong, H. D., Khang, N. H. N., & Dung, H. M. (2020). Verification of a real-time interactive transient simulator for Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor. Nuclear Science and Technology, 10(4), 08-15. https://doi.org/10.53747/jnst.v10i4.10

Verification of a real-time interactive transient simulator for Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor

Cao Thanh Long1, Truong Hoang Tuan1, Huynh Dong Phuong1, Nguyen Hoang Nhat Khang1, Ho Manh Dung1
1 Center for Nuclear Technologies, 217 Nguyen Trai Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

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Abstract

A PC-based real-time interactive transient simulator of Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor (DNRR), namely DalatSim, based on the best-estimate thermal-hydraulic code RELAP5/MOD3.3 has been currently building at Center for Nuclear Technologies (CNT). This paper presents the study on developing the physics core, control module, and human-machine interface (HMI) of DalatSim. The nodalization of DNRR used for DalatSim was based on the reported numerical model in the Safety Analysis Report (SAR) in 2012. DalatSim can simulate operational procedures and several hypothetical transient accidents of DNRR. A curve of real operational power of DNRR was used to compare with calculation power results from DalatSim to verify its capability. The verification results are presented and discussed.

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Simulator, Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor, RELAP5/MOD3.3, physics core, humanmachine interface

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