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A Predictive Transient Model of the TREAT-SIRIUS Experiments

Mohammad Jaradat, Mustafa Kamel·Schunert, Sebastian·DeHart, Mark D·Gleicher, Frederick N·Laboure, Vincent M
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To support experiments modeling and transient analysis of the NASA-sponsored SIRIUS experiments in the Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT), an innovative predictive transient model has been developed to simulate various transient experiments. The developed model is based on a new approach that utilizes steady-state Monte Carlo calculations along with a surrogate model based on polynomial regression to determine the core reactivity. The reactivity is supplied to an exact point kinetics model that determines the reactor power, and it is coupled to an adiabatic feedback model to determine the fuel average temperature. In this work, the newly developed model is introduced along with validation test results considering SIRIUS-1 experiments at different power levels. The initial test results show a very good agreement with experimental data at different power levels, which indicates that the model can be used to predict the power of other transient tests.

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Mohammad Jaradat, Mustafa Kamel, Schunert, Sebastian, DeHart, Mark D, Gleicher, Frederick N, Laboure, Vincent M. 2023-05-10. A Predictive Transient Model of the TREAT-SIRIUS Experiments. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1996196

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