Abstract: CATHENA has been successfully employed to simulate accident and startup transients in the development of the Canadian supercritical water reactor concept. This success is attributed to the implementation of a novel method ...

Abstract: Canada is participating in the Generation IV (Gen IV) International Forum with a main focus on the pressure-tube-type supercritical water-cooled reactor (SCWR) concept. The subchannel code ASSERT-PV modified for SCWR ...