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Simplified Simulation of a Boiling Water Reactor Power Plant

Robley E. George, Alexander Sesonske

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 6 / Number 5 / November 1959 / Pages 409-413

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A25679

Using analog computer facilities available at most universities, a boiling water reactor power plant was simulated in order to study for instructional purposes the system response to various deviations from normal operation conditions. The rather idealized model, which was similar to EBWR, was found to be quite stable and to behave qualitatively in a manner expected from boiling reactor experience.