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Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
P. Gulshani, N. J. Spinks
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 88 | Number 3 | November 1984 | Pages 412-424
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE84-A18595
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A stability model of flow oscillations observed in two-phase flow tests in a CANDU-like experimental rig is developed. The model is derived by linearizing and solving one-dimensional, homogeneous two-phase flow conservation equations. The flow oscillations are explained in terms of the response of the pressure in the two-phase region to a change in the single-phase flow. A simple instability criterion valid for high-pressure thermosyphoning is given. The observed and predicted periods and damping ratios are generally found to be in good agreement. Combined with a simple, analytic, steady-state model to give approximate loop operating conditions, the stability model is used to generate stability maps for thermosyphoning conditions.
