Enhancements to the New TREAT Automatic Reactor Control System (ARCS)

Benjamin Allen Baker; Kurt D. Fielding; Jacob E. Hansen; Tanner Ellsworth

doi:dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1833621

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 11

Enhancements to the New TREAT Automatic Reactor Control System (ARCS)

Benjamin Allen Baker, Kurt D. Fielding, Jacob E. Hansen, Tanner Ellsworth

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 11 / November 2021 / Pages 1746-1752

Regular Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1833621

Received:June 9, 2020

Accepted:October 5, 2020

Published:September 27, 2021

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The Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) facility recently replaced the automatic reactor control system (ARCS). This paper discusses some of the enhancements that were made during the ARCS replacement such as calculations to take into account the nonadiabatic effects and increasing the dynamic range for power and period indication. This paper also discusses upgrades that had been planned but were unable to implemented and potential upgrades for the future.