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World Bank, IAEA partner to fund nuclear energy
The World Bank and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement last week to cooperate on the construction and financing of advanced nuclear projects in developing countries, marking the first partnership since the bank ended its ban on funding for nuclear energy projects.
Gregg B. Swindlehurst
Nuclear Technology | Volume 54 | Number 3 | September 1981 | Pages 364-372
First International Retran Meeting | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT81-A32781
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The RETRAN-01 code developed by the Electric Power Research Institute is currently in wide use by the electric utility industry for light water reactor (LWR) system transient thermal-hydraulic analysis. The most attractive qualification method for LWR plant models utilizes direct comparisons with plant transient data. A RETRAN model of the Oconee Nuclear Station [B&W 2568 MW(thermal)] was used to simulate four plant transients. The code demonstrated excellent capability for modeling boundary conditions and control system responses. The close coupling between the primary and secondary systems via the once-through steam generator was successfully simulated.
