Sentence examples for control rod programming from inspiring English sources
The results obtained show that a very reasonable control rod programming can be achieved with a quite simple methodology.
The Babcock & Wilcox Owners Group (B&WOG) has performed dimensional inspections on the critical wear-related internal components inside the control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) as a part of a life extension program (LIFEX) over the past 20 years.
A program based on the method of characteristics was run to investigate the dynamic behavior of the upper hydraulic control rod drive system.
This program utilizes a loading pattern scoping code, AUTOLPD, to search for an optimal loading pattern, and then uses a control rod pattern design code, AUTOROD, to generate a set of control rod patterns from the beginning of cycle to the end of cycle for the optimized loading pattern.
Control rod calibrations were reproduced in N94 and N136 cores.
The control rod ejection due to coolant pressure is prevented using in-vessel type control rod driving mechanism.
The passive in-core cooling system consist of a hydraulic control rod drive mechanism and a hybrid control rod assembly that combines the heat pipes with the control rods.
In the reactivity insertion test, which is the control rod withdrawal test, one pair out of 16 pairs of control rods is withdrawn, simulating a reactivity insertion event.
Each standpipe for a pair of the control rods, which is placed on the top head dome of the reactor pressure vessel, contains one control rod drive mechanism.
The CRDA is a very localized event depending on the control rod insertion position and the fuel assemblies surrounding the control rod falling from the core.
The Control Rod Patterns obtained with the Huitzoctli system were compared to other Control Rod Patterns designs obtained with other optimization techniques, under the same operating conditions.
