Zero Power Reactor simulation

Ever wanted to see a nuclear reactor core in action? Here's a detailed simulation of the Zero Power Reactor experiment, run by Argonne's unique "UNIC" code.

Here, we use VisIt to visualize a numerical model of the ZPR-6 Assembly 6a experiment simulated using the Argonne UNIC code.

0:00-0:06: The fuel and other plates are dropped into an example drawer, and the drawer is inserted into the matrix tube.
0:06-0:21: The two matrix halves are brought together to make a critical (self-sustaining) assembly.
0:21-0:35: The fission power is revealed to be centralized in the thin, enriched Uranium plates.
0:35-0:53: Returning to our example drawer, we show the detailed local plate powers and their relation to the drawer composition.
0:53-1:11: Our model shows that each plate can have widely-varying local changes in the space and energy neutron densities.

Read more at http://www.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2010/news100121.html

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Science & Technology

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• nuclear
• reactor
• core
• simulation
• computer
• generated
• energy
• power
• science
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• research
• argonne
• national
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[mujizac]

Most likely this is why you are not an Nuclear Physicist.

[MasterLuisOK]

This animation seems to only be understandable for those who wouldn't need a visual aid of any kind. Such as a nuclear physicist.

[AndrewReyna]

SCIENCE!

[enthalpy]

long story short you are seeing heat flux of a cylindrical reactor.

IAANE