• Title of article

    SpecificsofRBMKcorecoolinginbeyonddesignbasisaccidentsOriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    A.Kaliatka، نويسنده , , E.U?puras، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    12
  • From page
    2005
  • To page
    2016
  • Abstract
    ThemostdangerousbeyonddesignbasisaccidentsforRBMKreactors,leadingtotheworstconsequences,arerelatedtothelossoflong-termheatremovalfromthecore.DuetoaspecificdesignofRBMK,thereareafewpossibilitiesforheatremovalfromreactorcorebynon-regularmeans:removalofheatfromgraphitestackbyreactorgascircuit,removalofheatfromreactorcoreusingcontrolrodscoolingcircuit,depressurisationofreactorcoolingsystem,supplyofwaterintocoolingsystemfromlowpressurewatersources,etc.ThispaperpresentstheanalysisofsuchheatremovalbyemployingRELAP5,RELAP5-3DandRELAP/SCDAPSIMcodes.TheanalysiswasperformedforIgnalinanuclearpowerplantwithRBMK-1500reactor.Theanalysisofresultshowsthattherestorationofwatersupplyintocontrolrodchannelsenablestoremove10–30MWofthegeneratedheatfromthereactorcore.Thisamountofremovedheatiscomparablewithreactordecayheatinlong-termperiodandallowstoslowdownthecoreheat-upprocess.However,theinjectionofwatertoreactorcoolingsystemisconsideredasmainstrategy,whichshouldbeconsideredinRBMK-1500accidentmanagementprocedure.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    895155