scholarly journals Research on the detection and early warning technology of harmful marine organisms in the water intake of nuclear power plant by 3D image sonar

2021 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 03013
Author(s):  
Jianfei Zhang ◽  
Zhongpeng Wu ◽  
Chong An
Keyword(s):  
Water Intake ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Marine Organisms ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Biological Information ◽  
Marine Biological ◽  
Cold Source

In view of the frequent water intake blockage caused by marine biological invasion in many nuclear power plants, which affects the safety of cold source in nuclear power plants, a defense system in depth including marine biological identification, detection, early warning and hierarchical response is established through investigation and analysis of the causes of the event. Underwater acoustic high-resolution multi beam detection method is used to detect jellyfish, hairy shrimp and other marine organisms, The echo characteristics are obtained, the distribution density in sensitive sea area is analyzed, and the effective early warning judgment is given. Among them, detection and early warning is the front-end disposal measure, which can provide accurate and timely marine biological information for the subsequent hierarchical response. At the same time, it can replace the underwater inspection work of divers, reduce the risk of divers, reduce the risk of industrial safety, and improve the reliability of cold source.

Analysis on Critical Factors of Marine Organism Impacts on Water Intake Safety at Nuclear Power Plants

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaocheng Fu ◽  
Fenglei Du ◽  
Xiang Pu ◽  
Xuan Wang ◽  
Fengze Han
Keyword(s):  
Water Intake ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Marine Organism ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Marine Organisms ◽  
Reproductive Capacity ◽  
Driving Mechanism ◽  
Hydrodynamic Conditions

Abstract The safety of cooling water intake in nuclear power plants (NPPs) has gradually become an important factor affecting the safety of NPPs. Marine flora and fauna outbreaks are one of the main types affecting the safety of cooling water intake in NPPs, and the driving mechanism is more complicated and difficult to predict. This paper mainly analyzes the main types and typical cases of marine organisms that cause cooling water intake blockage in NPPs, and analyzes the key factors such as hydrodynamic conditions, timing of organism's outbreak, characteristics of species, and design of the screen systems. The results show that strong hydrodynamic conditions or strong tides caused by special meteorological conditions are important factors. Considering the time of organism's outbreak, spring and summer (May–August, may change slightly according to different latitude) is key period because of the reproduction and growth of most marine organisms, according to the growth law of marine organisms. In terms of biological characteristics, it is sensible to focus on those species with fast growth, strong reproductive capacity, short life cycle, weak swimming ability, and cluster distribution. As to the design of screen systems, the blockage mainly occurs in revolving filter screens. The grid spacing of normal mechanical grille is too large to block the small marine organisms. It is necessary to add trash interception nets according to the type and size of the marine species. Finally, a case is used to confirm the factors needed to pay more attention.

2004 Edition of Japanese Fitness-for-Service Code for Nuclear Power Plants

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Kashima ◽  
Tomonori Nomura ◽  
Koji Koyama
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
National Rule ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Asme Code ◽  
Service Inspection ◽  
Core Shroud

JSME (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers) published the first edition of a FFS (Fitness-for-Service) Code for nuclear power plants in May 2000, which provided rules on flaw evaluation for Class 1 pressure vessels and piping, referring to the ASME Code Section XI. The second edition of the FFS Code was published in October 2002, to include rules on in-service inspection. Individual inspection rules were prescribed for specific structures, such as the Core Shroud and Shroud Support for BWR plants, in consideration of aging degradation by Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC). Furthermore, JSME established the third edition of the FFS Code in December 2004, which was published in April 2005, and it included requirements on repair and replacement methods and extended the scope of specific inspection rules for structures other than the BWR Core Shroud and Shroud Support. Along with the efforts of the JSME on the development of the FFS Code, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, the Japanese regulatory agency approved and endorsed the 2000 and 2002 editions of the FFS Code as the national rule, which has been in effect since October 2003. The endorsement for the 2004 edition of the FFS Code is now in the review process.

Evaluation and Numerical Simulation of Tsunami for Coastal Nuclear Power Plants of India

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavan K. Sharma ◽  
B. Ghosh ◽  
R. K. Singh ◽  
A. K. Ghosh ◽  
H. S. Kushwaha
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Tsunami Source ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Run Up ◽  
Three Phases

Recent tsunami generated on December 26, 2004 due to Sumatra earthquake of magnitude 9.3 resulted in inundation at the various coastal sites of India. The site selection and design of Indian nuclear power plants demand the evaluation of run up and the structural barriers for the coastal plants: Besides it is also desirable to evaluate the early warning system for tsunamigenic earthquakes. The tsunamis originate from submarine faults, underwater volcanic activities, sub-aerial landslides impinging on the sea and submarine landslides. In case of a submarine earthquake-induced tsunami the wave is generated in the fluid domain due to displacement of the seabed. There are three phases of tsunami: generation, propagation, and run-up. Reactor Safety Division (RSD) of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay has initiated computational simulation for all the three phases of tsunami source generation, its propagation and finally run up evaluation for the protection of public life, property and various industrial infrastructures located on the coastal regions of India. These studies could be effectively utilized for design and implementation of early warning system for coastal region of the country apart from catering to the needs of Indian nuclear installations. This paper presents some results of tsunami waves based on different analytical/numerical approaches with shallow water wave theory.

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