COBRA code assessment for dry out power of advanced CANDU fuels

DAVERIO, H.; JUANICO; DELMASTRO, D.F.

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Congreso; ICONE 12th (International Conference on Nuclear Engineering); 2004

ASME (American Society of Mechanic Engineerings)

COBRA code simulation capability for the thermal hydraulic performance of advanced CANDU fuel element (CANFLEX) was studied. Checking the experimental tests carried out at Stern Lab, the dryout power was predicted by COBRA within a 10% band error for a wide range of conditions. Thus, COBRA was used for comparing the performance of the Argentinean design CARA and the AECL/KAERI design CANFLEX, finding comparable performances.