Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B (대한기계학회논문집B)

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Status and Future of Experimental Study on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics - A Review of Research and Development Status -

원자력 열수력 실험 연구의 현황과 미래 - 연구개발 동향 고찰 -

  • 박군철 (서울대학교 원자핵공학과) ;
  • 전지한 (서울대학교 BK21 에너지자원인력양성사업단)
  • Published : 2009.09.01
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Abstract

This paper introduces the current nuclear experimental research activities in KAERI, the unique nuclear research institute in Korea, and the universities in Korea to solve and assess the issues which have been faced in the design of new reactors such as APR1400, SMART, GEN-IV reactors as well as fusion reactor. Also the experimental evaluations of safety for operating nuclear plants have been presented. The nuclear thermalhydraulic experiments performed in such organizations are classified the fundamental test, the separated effect test, and the integral effect test with ATLAS and SNUF. Introduction is deployed according to institutes. Finally, the future works and the direction of research voyage in the nuclear thermal-hydraulic field were suggested.

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