November 2000 Contents Highlight

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Cross-Cutting Activities

Computer code validation work reviewed

In mid-October, a U.S. team member from Argonne National Laboratory reviewed work completed to validate the RELAP5 computer code for application to safety analyses of VVER and RBMK reactors. The Russian International Nuclear Safety Center (RINSC) in Moscow hosted the meetings related to the code assessment projects.

Participants discussed the need for test data for completing the validation matrix. The Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Center has completed a VVER integral test facility and offered its use in support of the code validation project. RINSC specialists and representatives of the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv also discussed availability of the RELAP5-3D code at RINSC for the university's use in neutron kinetics code assessment. Technical issues for remote access to the code were resolved. (Walter Pasedag, DOE, 301-903-3628; Jordi Roglans-Ribas, ANL, 630-252-3283)