A SIMULATION-MODEL OF THE FUEL HANDLING-SYSTEM IN A NUCLEAR-REACTOR

This article demonstrates the outcome of a study of the fuel handling system in the experimental breeder reactor (EBR-II). In this article, a mathematical model of the fuel handling system is described which pr edicts the system's performance under different fuel handling scenario s. In particular, the following two scenarios are studied: (a) a feasi ble fuel handling schedule to unload 330 blanket S/A in a period of 3 yr with minimal interruption to the normal operation of the reactor; a nd (b) a feasible fuel handling schedule to shut down and unload the r eactor and the storage tank. In addition, the interactions between dif ferent sub-systems are highlighted and the results of different sensit ivity analysis, performed to scrutinize the system's capability under different constraining procedures are reviewed.