MATLAB/SIMULINK Platform for Simulation of CANDU Reactor Control System

Abstract

In this paper a simulation platform for candu reactors’ control system is presented. The platform is built on Matlab/Simulink interactive graphical interface. Since Matlab/Simulink are powerful tools to describe systems mathematically, all the subsystems in a candu reactor are represented in Matlab’s language and are implemented in Simulink graphical representation. The focus of the paper is on the flux control loop of candu reactors. However, the ideas can be extended to include other parts in candu power plants and the same technique can be applied to other types of nuclear reactors and their control systems. The candu reactor model and xenon feedback model are also discussed in this paper.