• Title of article

    Thermal-hydraulicperformanceofprimarysystemofRBMKincaseofaccidentsOriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    F.D’Auria، نويسنده , , Gabaraev، B. A. نويسنده , , V.Radkevitch، نويسنده , , Sviatoslav A. Moskalev، نويسنده , , E.Uspuras، نويسنده , , A.Kaliatka، نويسنده , , C.Parisi، نويسنده , , M.Cherubini، نويسنده , , F.Pierro، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    21
  • From page
    904
  • To page
    924
  • Abstract
    WithintheframeworkofanEuropeanCommissionsponsoredactivity,anoverallassessmentofthedeterministicsafetytechnologyofthe‘post-Chernobylmodernized’RBMKhasbeencompleted.Theaccidentanalysis,limitedtotheareaofdesignbasisaccident,constitutedthekeysubjectforthestudy;therefore,thenotoriousChernobylunit4eventwasoutsidethescopeoftheinvestigation. ThepresentpaperdealswiththeevaluationoftheaccidentperformanceoftheprimarysystemoftheRBMK.Ignalina-2andSmolensk-3nuclearpowerplants(NPP)areconsidered.Thedocumentedactivityincludesfourmainparts:(a)descriptionofkeyfeaturesoftheprimarysystemforthetwoNPP;(b)identificationandcharacterizationofrelevantaccidentscenariospartofthe(DBA)area;(c)keyfeaturesandqualificationlevelofadoptedcomputationtoolsprimarilyincludingcodesandinputdecks;(d)resultsfromtheanalysisofselectedaccidentscenarios. InthefirstpartofthepaperthelayoutcomplexityoftheRBMKsystems,includingtheemergencycorecoolingandrelatedlogicsispointedouttogetherwithmaindifferencesbetweenSmolensk-3andIgnalina-2units. Accidentscenariossuitablefortheanalysis,secondpartofthepaper,arederivedfromrecentlyissuedInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)reports,fromtheavailableSafetyAnalysisReports(SAR)ofexistingRBMKNPPandfromthelistofboundingaccidentsderivedfromthealreadymentionedECProject. ThefeaturesofKorsarandRelap5thermal-hydraulicsystemcodesdevelopedinRussiaandUS,respectively,areoutlinedinthethirdpartofthepaper,givingemphasistothequalificationlevelintherangeofparametersofinteresttoRBMKsystems.TheadoptednodalisationsresemblingIgnalina-2andSmolensk-3NPParealsodescribedincludingthedemonstrationofthequalificationlevel. Theresults,fourthpartofthepaper,basicallyshowtheoverallRBMKsystemrobustnesswithintheDBAarea,whenthenominaloperatingconditionsconstitutethestartingconditionsfortheaccidentscenarios.However,parallelchannelinstabilitiesmaytriggerdry-outphenomenaandconsequentrodsurfacetemperatureexcursionincaseofspecialaccidenttypes.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    895054