Control of the power of a fast reactor in the self-regulation regime and reactor startup

An algorithm for controlling the power of a nuclear reactor operating in the self-regulation regime and reactor startup is proposed. The algorithm is based on investigations of a dynamical model of the reactor. It makes it possible to start up the reactor and maintain it quite accurately at a prescribed power level. However, an additional safety investigation is needed.__________Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 98, No. 1, pp. 18–24, January, 2005.