BWR Stability Issues in Japan

Hideaki  Ikeda; Takanori  Fukahori; Yuichiro  Kubo; Hideo  Soneda; Shinya  Mizokami

doi:10.1155/2008/358616

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations (Jan 2008)

BWR Stability Issues in Japan

Hideaki Ikeda,
Takanori Fukahori,
Yuichiro Kubo,
Hideo Soneda,
Shinya Mizokami

Affiliations

Hideaki Ikeda: Nuclear Engineering Department, TEPCO Systems Corp., Shibusawa City Place Eita, 2-37-28 Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0034, Japan
Takanori Fukahori: Method Group, Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan Co. Ltd., 3-1-2 Uchikawa, Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa 239-0836, Japan
Yuichiro Kubo: Fuel Engineering and Development Department, Nuclear Fuel Industries Ltd., 3135-41 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1196, Japan
Hideo Soneda: Nuclear Plant Engineering Department, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd., 1-1-3 Saiwai-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki 317-8511, Japan
Shinya Mizokami: Nuclear Asset Management Department, Tokyo Electric Power Company, 1-3-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/358616
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2008

Abstract

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The present paper reviews activates relevant to the boiling water reactor (BWR) stability phenomenon, which has a coupled neutronic and thermal-hydraulic nature, from the viewpoint of model and code developments and their applications to the BWR stability solution methodology in Japan.

Published in Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

ISSN: 1687-6075 (Print); 1687-6083 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
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