The development of SIMMER-III, an advanced computer program for LMFR safety analysis, and its application to sodium experiments

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-255

  Tobita, Y ^a   Kondo, Sa ^a   Yamano, H ^a   Morita, K ^b   Maschek, W ^c   Coste, P ^d   Cadiou, T ^e  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^e IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Fast breeder reactor; Safety; SIMMER III

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAFETY FACTOR; SODIUM;

FAST BREEDER REACTOR; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SIMMER-III;

FAST REACTORS;

EID: 33645020717     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT06-2     Document Type: Article

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