Eur. Phys. J. Plus (2014) 129: 72
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2014-14072-8

Regular Article

An intrinsically safe facility for forefront research and training on nuclear technologies — Kinetics and dynamics

¹ INFN, Via Dodecaneso, 33, Genova, Italy
² Politecnico di Milano, via Ponzio 34/3, Milano, Italy
³ Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, Torino, Italy
⁴ DIME, Università di Genova, Via all’Opera Pia, 15, Genova, Italy

^* e-mail: saracco@ge.infn.it

Received: 2 August 2013
Revised: 24 January 2014
Accepted: 13 February 2014
Published online: 28 April 2014

Abstract

In this paper the current status of the study of the dynamical behaviour of the proposed ADS is presented; it is a complex multi-physics problem which, in the present case of a very low k _eff system, is conveniently analyzed because the characteristic time scales of the problem are well separated. To be more specific, time scales of the neutronic (prompt) response of the system are so short to be negligible when studying thermal, mechanical and hydraulic aspects.