The project of VR-2 subcritical assembly

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21340%2F22%3A00355365" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21340/22:00355365 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111578" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111578</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111578" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111578</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The project of VR-2 subcritical assembly

Original language description

The paper describes the project of VR-2 Subcritical assembly (SCA) which is being developed and built at the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU). VR-2 SCA is to be placed in a building of already established facility of VR-1 Training reactor which has been successfully operated by CTU since 1990. CTU has decided to build the new nuclear facility (VR-2 SCA) even though it already operates one (VR-1 Training reactor). The main motivation is a worldwide large demand for education and training at nuclear research facilities. Currently, VR-1 Training reactor is reaching its maximum capacity, especially during a semester when the utilization reaches almost 100%. It is expected VR-2 SCA provides additional capacity for training and education in a field of nuclear engineering and enhances research possibilities at CTU. Interesting areas of research that could be addressed at the VR-2 reactor are: benchmark experiments, criticality safety studies, studies of accelerator driven systems and development/testing of radiation detection systems. VR-2 SCA is designed as an open pool vessel including a water-moderated uranium core. The core will consist of a combination of an enriched and natural uranium fuel. The SCA will be driven by a D-D neutron generator. The generator can operate in both continuous and pulse mode, and thus allowing pulse neutron source experiments. The facility keeps a high level of flexibility where many parameters can be changed, e.g. geometry of a core lattice, moderator temperature, water level etc.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

21100 - Other engineering and technologies

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF18_046%2F0015833" target="_blank" >EF18_046/0015833: Modernization of the Large Research Infrastructure VR-1 - Training Reactor for Research Activities</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Nuclear Engineering and Design

ISSN

0029-5493

e-ISSN

1872-759X

Volume of the periodical

386

Issue of the periodical within the volume

January

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000784249100005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85120914087