FIST (IET facility)

Country:
United States of America
Organization:
GE - General Electric
Operating years:
-
Reference reactor:
GE-BWR/6
Pictures:
IET12 picture #1 (JPG) IET12 picture #2 (PNG)

Main characteristics

Coolant:Water

Primary system volume:0.67 m3

Primary system pressure (max):7.4 MPa

Core flow area:0.0116 m2

Nb jet pumps:2

Nb recirculation loops:2

Scaling method:P-to-V(Kv)

Time scale:1

Volumetric scale:1/624

Height scale:1

Scaling approaches:

Core

Number of sim. fuel Rods:64

Diameter:12.3 mm

Pitch:16.2 mm

Heated length:4.14 m

Max power:7 MW

Axial Peaking factor:1.4

Heating method:Skin

Axial power distribution:Chopped cosine

References