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HTGR Upper Plenum Natural Circulation Facility

Anas

One major accident of interest in the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors is the Pressurized Conduction Cooldown (PCC) scenario. The PCC scenario results in a loss of forced convection to the core, while the loop stays pressurized since there is no breach in the boundary. The coolant flows through … [Read more...]

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V&V Benchmark Problem #2 – Single-Jet Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Numeric Model Validation

Upper Plenum Facility

The ASME V&V 30 Subcommittee on Verification and Validation in Computational Nuclear System Thermal Fluids Behavior is supporting a series of verification and validation (V&V) benchmark problems designed to study the scope and key ingredients of the V&V 30 Subcommittee's charter. This … [Read more...]

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The Water-Cooled Reactor Cavity Cooling System (RCCS)

RCCS

The Very High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (VHTR) is one of the six Gen IV reactor designs, which will generate electricity and high temperature heat for industrial applications. The design of the VHTR includes a new passive safety system that is designed to remove heat and maintain temperatures … [Read more...]

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Pebble Bed Test Facility

Pebble Bed Facility

The Advanced High-Temperature Reactor (AHTR) concept leverages a particle-based fuel format consisting of discrete spherical graphite pebbles arrayed in a packed bed architecture. Thermal regulation achieved via flow of gas (e.g., helium) or liquid (e.g., molten salt) coolants through the void … [Read more...]

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Evaluation and Testing of HTGR Reactor Building Response to Depressurization Accidents

NGNP Test Facility

The analysis and understanding of air ingress events are an important aspect of the design of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR). During accident conditions (depressurized loss of forced cooling, D-LOFC) air may enter into the reactor pressure vessel as a result of a break in the helium … [Read more...]

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Department of Nuclear Engineering                 3380 University Drive East
College Station, TX 77845

ph. 979-845-4109

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