A Flooding Induced Station Blackout Analysis for a Pressurized Water Reactor Using the RISMC Toolkit
Joint Authors
Mandelli, Diego
Prescott, Steven
Smith, Curtis
Alfonsi, Andrea
Rabiti, Cristian
Cogliati, Joshua
Kinoshita, Robert
Source
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Abstract EN
In this paper we evaluate the impact of a power uprate on a pressurized water reactor (PWR) for a tsunami-induced flooding test case.
This analysis is performed using the RISMC toolkit: the RELAP-7 and RAVEN codes.
RELAP-7 is the new generation of system analysis codes that is responsible for simulating the thermal-hydraulic dynamics of PWR and boiling water reactor systems.
RAVEN has two capabilities: to act as a controller of the RELAP-7 simulation (e.g., component/system activation) and to perform statistical analyses.
In our case, the simulation of the flooding is performed by using an advanced smooth particle hydrodynamics code called NEUTRINO.
The obtained results allow the user to investigate and quantify the impact of timing and sequencing of events on system safety.
In addition, the impact of power uprate is determined in terms of both core damage probability and safety margins.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mandelli, Diego& Prescott, Steven& Smith, Curtis& Alfonsi, Andrea& Rabiti, Cristian& Cogliati, Joshua…[et al.]. 2015. A Flooding Induced Station Blackout Analysis for a Pressurized Water Reactor Using the RISMC Toolkit. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mandelli, Diego…[et al.]. A Flooding Induced Station Blackout Analysis for a Pressurized Water Reactor Using the RISMC Toolkit. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mandelli, Diego& Prescott, Steven& Smith, Curtis& Alfonsi, Andrea& Rabiti, Cristian& Cogliati, Joshua…[et al.]. A Flooding Induced Station Blackout Analysis for a Pressurized Water Reactor Using the RISMC Toolkit. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1077833
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1077833