BWR5 Pressure-Suppression Pool Response during an SBO
Joint Authors
Ortiz-Villafuerte, Javier
Araiza-Martínez, Enrique
Fuentes-Márquez, Luis
Rodríguez-Hernández, Andrés
Viais-Juárez, Jorge
Source
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
RELAP/SCDAPSIM Mod 3.4 has been used to simulate a station blackout occurring at a BWR/5 power station.
Further, a simplified model of a wet well and dry well has been added to the NSSS model to study the response of the primary containment during the evolution of this accident.
The initial event leading to severe accident was considered to be a LOOP with simultaneous scram.
The results show that RCIC alone can keep the core fully covered, but even in this case about 30% of the original liquid water inventory in the PSP is vaporized.
During the SBO, without RCIC, this inventory is reduced about 5% more within six hours.
Further, a significant pressure rise occurs in containment at about the time when a sharp increase of heat generation occurs in RPV due to cladding oxidation.
Failure temperature of fuel clad is also reached at this point.
As the accident progresses, conditions for containment venting can be reached in about nine hours, although there still exists considerable margin before reaching containment design pressure.
Detailed information of accident progress in reactor vessel and containment is presented and discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ortiz-Villafuerte, Javier& Rodríguez-Hernández, Andrés& Araiza-Martínez, Enrique& Fuentes-Márquez, Luis& Viais-Juárez, Jorge. 2013. BWR5 Pressure-Suppression Pool Response during an SBO. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ortiz-Villafuerte, Javier…[et al.]. BWR5 Pressure-Suppression Pool Response during an SBO. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ortiz-Villafuerte, Javier& Rodríguez-Hernández, Andrés& Araiza-Martínez, Enrique& Fuentes-Márquez, Luis& Viais-Juárez, Jorge. BWR5 Pressure-Suppression Pool Response during an SBO. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473653