Optimization of Natural Circulation District Heating Reactor Primary Heat Exchangers

Autor: Jussi Saari, Heikki Suikkanen, Clara Mendoza-Martinez, Juhani Hyvärinen

Publikováno v: Energies, Vol 16, Iss 6, p 2739 (2023)

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are gaining interest as a potential solution for cost-effective, carbon-neutral district heat (DH) production. The low pressures and temperatures permit much lighter and cheaper designs than in power plants, and efficien

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Prospects of electricity and heat-only SMRs in the Baltic Region

Autor: Lindroos, Tomi J., Nelli Putkonen, Anni Niemi, Fares Alblouwy, Heikki Suikkanen

Publikováno v: Lindroos, T J, Putkonen, N, Niemi, A, Alblouwy, F & Suikkanen, H 2022, Prospects of electricity and heat-only SMRs in the Baltic Region . in Nuclear Science and Technology Symposium (SYP) Proceedings . Finnish Nuclear Society, pp. 4, Nuclear Science and Technology Symposium, SYP2022, Helsinki, Finland, 1/11/22 . < https://ats-fns.fi/images/files/2022/syp2022/papers/tomi_lindroos_paper.pdf >
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In the recent years, small modular reactors (SMRs) for power and heat generation have gained high interest due to promise of carbon-free generation, design flexibility, low cost, and high safety features. In this study, electricity and heat-only SMRs

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https://cris.vtt.fi/en/publications/5759b87d-e089-47af-bab7-ba4b34a14353

ENHANCING THE PERFORMANCE OF FISSION SOURCE CONVERGENCE WITH FUNCTIONAL EXPANSION TALLIES IN SERPENT 2 MONTE CARLO CODE

Autor: Heikki Suikkanen, Jaakko Leppänen, Ana Jambrina

Publikováno v: EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 247, p 04001 (2021)
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Jambrina, A, Leppänen, J & Suikkanen, H 2020, ' Enhancing the performance of fission source convergence with functional expansion tallies in Serpent 2 Monte Carlo code ', EPJ Web of Conferences, vol. 247, pp. 676-687 . https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124704001

This paper presents an upgrade to the built-in response matrix based solver implemented in Serpent 2 Monte Carlo code aiming to improve the fission source convergence when obtaining the forward solution to the k-eigenvalue criticality source problems

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https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2021/01/epjconf_physor2020_04001.pdf

The H2020 McSAFER Project: Main Goals, Technical Work Program, and Status

Autor: M. Seidl, Victor Sanchez-Espinoza, Florian Abeguile, Anthime Farda, Joonas Telkkä, Sören Kliem, Ville Valtavirta, Paul Van Uffelen, Cesar Queral, Hector Lestani, Dmitry Grishchenko, Stephan Gabriel, Marek Bencik, Heikki Suikkanen, Christophe Schneidesch, Luca Ammirabile, Paul J. Smith

Publikováno v: Sanchez-Espinoza, V H, Gabriel, S, Suikkanen, H, Telkkä, J, Valtavirta, V, Bencik, M, Kliem, S, Queral, C, Farda, A, Abéguilé, F, Smith, P, Van Uffelen, P, Ammirabile, L, Seidl, M, Schneidesch, C, Grishchenko, D & Lestani, H 2021, ' The H2020 McSAFER Project : Main Goals, Technical Work Program, and Status ', Energies, vol. 14, no. 19, 6348 . https://doi.org/10.3390/en14196348
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Energies, Vol 14, Iss 6348, p 6348 (2021)
Energies, 14 (19), Article: 6348

This paper describes the main objectives, technical content, and status of the H2020 project entitled “High-performance advanced methods and experimental investigations for the safety evaluation of generic Small Modular Reactors (McSAFER)”. The m

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https://doi.org/10.3390/en14196348

Development of coupled neutronics and fuel performance analysis capabilities between Serpent and TRANSURANUS

Autor: A. Schubert, Ville Rintala, Paul Van Uffelen, Heikki Suikkanen

Publikováno v: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 359:110450

Monte Carlo reactor physics code Serpent is coupled with the fuel performance code TRANSURANUS for steady state analyses including fuel depletion calculations. A two-way coupling is developed, such that the codes exchange data with each other and the

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110450