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Proceedings of the NEACRP/IAEA Specialists meeting on the international comparison calculation of a large sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor at Argonne National Laboratory on February 7-9, 1978
The results of an international comparison calculation of a large (1250 MWe) LMFBR benchmark model are presented and discussed. Eight reactor configurations were calculated. Parameters included with the comparison were: eigenvalue, k/sub infinity/, neutron balance data, breeding reaction rate ratios, reactivity worths, central control rod worth, regional sodium void reactivity, core Doppler and effective delayed neutron fraction. Ten countries participated in the comparison, and sixteen solutions were contributed. The discussion focuses on the variation in parameter values, the degree of consistency among the various parameters and solutions, and the identification of unexpected results. The results are displayed and discussed both by individual participants and by groupings of participants (e.g., results from adjusted data sets versus non-adjusted data sets)
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Gas cooled fast reactor benchmark critical assembly
The GCFR Phase I assembly is the initial Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Benchmark assembly on the ZPR-9 reactor at Argonne National Laboratory. It represents the first full scale mockup of a GCFR ever assembled. It is a clean, simple geometry benchmark reference for the 300 MW(e) GCFR Demonstration Plant designed by General Atomic Company. A description and the evaluated specifications (zero-excess reactivity critical mass and dimensions) of the benchmark assembly are presented. (auth