PCTRAN is the most successful desk-top simulator for all types of light water nuclear reactors. Plant types include PWR, BWR and advanced AREVA EPR, Westinghouse AP1000 and GE ABWR and ESBWR. Simulation scope is extended to severe accidents and dose dispersion. Since its first introduction in 1985 by Micro-Simulation Technology, PCTRAN has been selected by IAEA as the training material for its annual Advanced Reactor Simulation workshop. Plant specific models were installed at nuclear power plants and institutions all over the world for practical application in training, analysis, probabilistic safety assessment and emergency exercise.
New Video Demo of PWR Steam Generator Tube Rupture (18 minutes)
Three Colleges in Texas - Wharton County Junior, Brazosport and Victoria College have received multiple federal and state grants to establish training programs for licensed and non-licensed workers of nuclear power plants. Using that the three colleges acquired PCTRAN as the backbone of their simulation laboratory. A number of Texas institutions and utilitities have formed the Nuclear Power Institute whose goal is to establish INPO accreded training programs. South Texas Project operates two PWR units and is also building two units of ABWR by Toshiba.
Nuclear Desalination Plant
The simulator based on the 200MW low temperature heating reactor NHR, designed by Tsinghua University of China for desalination was successfully developed. The nuclear plant is coupled with a MED-TVC (multiple effect distillation – thermal vapor compression) unit to generate distilled water. Point kinetics is used to solve core power evolution from cold to critical and power conditions. The nuclear plant generated steam is directed to four parallel units of MED-TVC. Using fourteen vacuum chambers (effects) to evaporate the steam with a compressor, this MED-TVC process reaches a gain output ratio (GOR or distilled water production / nuclear steam rate) over 15. The fresh water production is 120,000 tons per day. We have also completed another type of desalination device - VTE or vertical tube evaporation. It reaches a higer production of 160,000 tons of pure water per day.
The simulator is aimed for training and design for regions short of fresh water. The tool will also help economic feasibility and cost studies. Free Downloads
In 2009 we have successfully developed a prototype simulator of High Temeperature Gas-cooled Reactor ((HTGR). The purpose is to provide a platform for development of all types helium-cooled reactors. The prototype is 600 MWt generates helium gas at 850C. But the reactor size, power level, gas temperature, and energy conversion system can all be scaled or re-designed for any specific desgin. In addition, the Russian-designed VVER-1000/320 model was successfully benchmarked against a RELAP5 vessel head YR (offgas) vent study for total loss of feedwater event.
For Generation II and III plants, we provide a complete line for power plant safe operation and radiation protection. It covers:
PCTRAN simulator package is positioned as a key tool to enlighten both existing industry companies and emerging institutions considering the nuclear option. Installed in hundreds of installations all over the world, it has a proven track record of training effectiveness, engineering analysis, probabilistic safety assessment and emergency preparedness.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has acquired PCTRAN new reactor model
MST has delivered a new reactor PCTRAN model to the national lab's Advanced Reactor Systems and Safety Group. ARSS provides a wide range of support for analyzing, modeling, and controlling reactor power systems. The lab is commissioned by the US NRC for reviewing all vendors' submittals of new reactor designs. With their expertise and resource, PCTRAN will evolve into a major analytical and simulation tool in the development of advanced reactor systems.
The Mexican Institute of National Nuclear Investigation has selected PCTRAN for its LaGuna Verde (GE BWR5) severe accident analysis. The package delivered also contains G3 models of AP1000, EPR, ESBWR, ABWR and TRIGA models
Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority has selected PCTRAN for its Chasma (PWR 2-loop 300 MW) severe accident analysis. The package also contains G3 models of PWR 3-loop, EPR, AP1000 and off-site dispersion projection.
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