Parameters

Key Parameters

 

Physical

 

Max thermal power

100 MW

Core:

 

  • height

350 mm

  • volume

50 l

  • effective size

420х420 mm

  • number of the cells for operating FA

28

Moderator

water

Reflector

beryllium

Neutronic

 

Max thermal neutron flux density

5x1019 m-2s-1

Max fast neutron flux density

2x1019 m-2s-1

Average neutron energy

0.1 eV

Effective fraction of delayed neutrons

0.00755

Power peaking factor:

 

  • core heightwise

1.25

  • core cross-section

2.16

  • FA cross-section (adjacent to the neutron trap)

2.06

  • volumetric

5.56

Average fuel burnup in the core volume:

 

  • reactor run beginning

15 ÷ 18

  • reactor run end

19 ÷ 22

Average U-235 burnup in unloaded FAs

35

Max reactivity margin at the average fuel burnup 15%

17 βef

Total efficiency of control and safety rods (max reactivity margin in the core)

24 βef

Power reactivity factor under the core operating parameters

-(3 ± 1)x10-5

Temperature

 

Max heat rate density

10 MW/l

Average heat rate density

2 MW/l

Axial heat rate non-uniformity

1.15

Coolant:

water

  • flow rate through the reactor

2400 m3/h

  • pressure

4.9 MPa

  • inlet temperature

up to 60оC

  • outlet temperature

up to 95оC

Fuel:

UO2

Enrichment in U-235

90 %

Reactor operating mode

 

Micro-run duration

10 ÷ 14 days

Outage duration

up to 6 days

Effective time of operation at power

240 days/year