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Switching between PWR and BWR
scurrilous:
I know there's old threads on this, just looking for some discussion.
Any thoughts from people that have licensed on both PWR and BWR?
thenuttyneutron:
BWRs are simple compared to a PWR. Changing power with a BWR can be fast simply by changing the recirculation flow through the core. You will also find that the EOP are a flow chart. You can't cook book it like you can a Westinghouse.
I talked to a RE that was licensed with me at a PWR about BWRs. He is a RE/ Core Design manager now that first cut his teeth at a BWR. He told me that the BWR has a better neutron economy. It made sense because the voids keep the neutrons fast and more likely to get absorbed by U-238. This will have beneficial affects later in core life.
Bonds 25:
PWR's insert their CRB's upside down, have clean turbines, large containments and can't load follow...........not to mention constant boron addition and required concentration levels. You mention boron addition at a BWR (via SLC) and it signals "time to look for a new job"
BWR BWR BWR BWR !!!! A real Nuclear Power Plant. Not a wimpy "the background on the frisker inside containment is over 100 cpm :(
SloGlo:
--- Quote from: Bonds 25 on Nov 10, 2018, 01:00 ---
.... Not a wimpy "the background on the frisker inside containment is over 100 cpm :(
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sew you're saying that b.w.r.s make gobs of energy an p.w.r.s make jobs of energy?
hamsamich:
Wow...didn't know you two were licensed on BWRs AND PWRs!! Congrats.
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