AN ADVANCED CONCEPT FOR COMMERCIALLY PROFITABLE LAND AND MARINE NUCLEAR POWER: THE HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS COOLED PEBBLE BED REACTOR

2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 727-735
Author(s):  
ROBERT J. BOSNAK
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Pebble Bed ◽  
Pebble Bed Reactor ◽  
High Temperature Gas

A Nodal Dynamic Model for Control System Simulation of the HTR-PM Reactor Core

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Dong ◽  
Xiaojin Huang ◽  
Liangju Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Power Distribution ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Reactor ◽  
Reactor Core ◽  
Pebble Bed ◽  
Nodal Model ◽  
High Temperature Gas

The modular high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor (MHTGR) is seen as one of the best candidates for the next generation of nuclear power plants. China began to research the MHTGR technology at the end of the 1970s, and a 10 MWth pebble-bed high temperature reactor HTR-10 has been built. On the basis of the design and operation of the HTR-10, the high temperature gas-cooled reactor pebble-bed module (HTR-PM) project is proposed. One of the main differences between the HTR-PM and HTR-10 is that the ratio of height to diameter corresponding to the core of the HTR-PM is much larger than that of the HTR-10. Therefore it is not proper to use the point kinetics based model for control system design and verification. Motivated by this, a nodal neutron kinetics model for the HTR-PM is derived, and the corresponding nodal thermal-hydraulic model is also established. This newly developed nodal model can reflect not only the total or average information but also the distribution information such as the power distribution as well. Numerical simulation results show that the static precision of the new core model is satisfactory, and the trend of the transient responses is consistent with physical rules.

Numerical Simulation of Accident Scenario in HTGR (Pebble Bed Reactor) Using COMSOL® Code

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey J. Peter
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Pebble Bed ◽  
Pebble Bed Reactor ◽  
Accident Scenario ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Accident Scenarios ◽  
High Temperature Gas

High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR) development and operation is expanding in the United Kingdom, Russia, USA (Generation IV Reactors), and France (Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, PBMR). A prototype pebble bed reactor producing 10 MW thermal, High Temperature Reactor (HTR-10) is in operation in China. However, the general public remains skeptical of the safety and the perceived dangers of possible accidents. Of particular concern are blockages caused by local variations in flow and heat transfer that lead to hot spots within the bed. This paper models the accident scenario resulting from blockages due to the retention of dust in the coolant gas or from the rupture of one or more fuel particles used in the High Temperature Gas Cooled (Pebble Bed) Nuclear Reactors using the commercially available computer code COMSOL. Numerical modeling of flow and heat transfer in a packed bed produces an Elliptical Non-Linear Partial Differential equation that requires custom made computer codes. Previously published results obtained from the use of a custom-made verified computer code are limited to one accident scenario and involve considerable modification to study different accident scenarios. Thus the use of a commercially available computer code that can simulate many different accident scenarios is of considerable advantage. Further, this paper compares numerical solutions obtained from custom-made computer code with COMSOL simulation and discusses the advantages and limitations of both codes.

scholarly journals KARAKTERISASI RADIONUKLIDA PADA BAHAN BAKAR BEKAS DARI EXPERIMENTAL PEBBLE BED REACTOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisyah Aisyah ◽  
Mirawaty Mirawaty ◽  
Dwi Luhur Ibnu Saputra ◽  
Risdiyana Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Pebble Bed ◽  
Pebble Bed Reactor ◽  
High Temperature Gas

KARAKTERISASI RADIONUKLIDA PADA BAHAN BAKAR NUKLIR BEKAS DARI EXPERIMENTAL PEBBLE BED REACTOR. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor (AVR) merupakan reaktor nuklir jenis High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR) yang menggunakan bahan bakar berbentuk pebble berlapis TRISO dengan tipe yang sama  dengan Reaktor Daya Eksperimental (RDE) yang direncanakan akan dibangun di Indonesia. Oleh karena itu karakteristik radionuklida dalam bahan bakar bekas (BBNB) reaktor AVR dapat digunakan untuk mempelajari karakteristik BBNB reaktor RDE. Salah satu hal penting dalam operasional reaktor nuklir adalah pengelolaan BBNB yang ditimbulkannya. Pengelolaan BBNB reaktor AVR dilakukan dengan penyimpanan dalam dry cask untuk jangka waktu yang lama. Upaya untuk mendisain keselamatan dalam sistem penyimpanan BBNB salah satu kajian penting yang diperlukan adalah karakterisasi radionuklida yang terkandung dalam BBNB. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan karakterisasi radionuklida yang terkandung dalam BBNB dengan menggunakan software ORIGEN 2.1 yang didasarkan pada operasional reaktor AVR. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk analisis keselamatan penyimpanan BBNB pebble pada dry cask dalam jangka panjang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sampai dengan waktu penyimpanan selama 100 tahun, BBNB sebuah pebble memiliki karakteristik radionuklida hasil aktivasi, aktinida dan anak luruhnya, serta radionuklida hasil fisi dengan total konsentrasi aktivitas sebesar 4,03x1010 Bq/g. Sampai dengan waktu penyimpanan 100 tahun konsentrasi aktivitas radionuklida total dalam dry cask sebesar 7,66x1013 Bq/g untuk kapasitas dry cask yang berisi BBNB pebble berjumlah 1900 buah. Terdapat BBNB pebble dalam dry cask yang mengalami kerusakan pada lapisan TRISO, sehingga dalam  dry cask kemungkinan terdapat beberapa radionuklida hasil fisi yang dapat lepas dari BBNB  seperti 85Kr, 135Xe, dan 131I yang berupa gas, serta  137Cs,106Ru, 110mAg dan 107Pd yang bersifat logam.Kata kunci: Karakterisasi radionuklida, AVR, bahan bakar nuklir bekas, pebble berlapis TRISO

Gas-Cooled Modular Reactors With Spherical Fuel Elements — Their Inherent Safety and Applications Not Just for Power Generation

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Jaeger ◽  
H. J. Hamel ◽  
Heinz Termuehlen
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Reactor Design ◽  
Inherent Safety ◽  
Pebble Bed ◽  
Pebble Bed Reactor ◽  
Pebble Bed Reactors ◽  
Fuel Elements ◽  
High Temperature Gas

The gas-cooled reactor design with spherical fuel elements, referred to as high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGR or HTR reactors) or pebble bed reactors has been already suggested by Farrington Daniels in the late 1940s; also referred to as Daniels’ pile reactor design. Under Rudolf Schulten the first pebble bed reactor, the 46MWth AVR Juelich reactor (Atom Versuchs-Reactor Jülich) was built in the late 1960s. It was in operation for 22 years and extensive testing confirmed its inherent safety.

Effect of Helium Injection on Natural Circulation Onset Time in a Simulated Pebble Bed Reactor

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Yurko ◽  
Katrina M. Sorensen ◽  
Andrew Kadak ◽  
Xing L. Yan
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Natural Circulation ◽  
Onset Time ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Pebble Bed ◽  
Analytical Estimate ◽  
Pebble Bed Reactor ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
Air Ingress ◽  
High Temperature Gas

This paper describes the experimental validation of a proposed method that uses a small amount of helium injection to prevent the onset of natural circulation in high temperature gas reactors (HTGR) following a depressurized loss of coolant accident. If this technique can be shown to work, air ingress accidents can be mitigated. A study by Dr. Xing L. Yan et al. (2008) developed an analytical estimate for the minimum injection rate (MIR) of helium required to prevent natural circulation. Yan’s study used a benchmarked CFD model of a prismatic core reactor to show that this method of helium injection would impede natural circulation. The current study involved the design and construction of an experimental apparatus in conjunction with a CFD model to validate Yan’s method. Based on the computational model, a physical experimental model was built and tested to simulate the main coolant pipe rupture of a Pebble Bed Reactor (PBR), a specific type of HTGR. The experimental apparatus consisted of a five foot tall, 2 inch diameter, copper U-tube placed atop a 55-gallon barrel to reduce sensor noise from outside air movement. Hot and cold legs were simulated to reflect the typical natural circulation conditions expected in reactor systems. FLUENT was used to predict the diffusion and circulation phases. Several experimental trials were run with and without helium injection. Results showed that with minimal helium injection, the onset of natural circulation was prevented which suggests that such a method may be useful in the design of high temperature gas reactors to mitigate air ingress accidents.

Effects of Applying the Implicit Particle Fuel Model for Pebble-Bed Reactors

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhifeng Li ◽  
Liangzhi Cao ◽  
Hongchun Wu ◽  
Chenghui Wan ◽  
Tianliang Hu
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Random Media ◽  
Regular Lattice ◽  
Pebble Bed ◽  
Pebble Bed Reactor ◽  
Fuel Model ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Simple Cube ◽  
Lattice Pattern ◽  
High Temperature Gas

In the pebble-bed high temperature gas-cooled reactor, there exist randomly located TRISO coated fuel particles in the pebbles and randomly located pebbles in the core, which is known as the double stochastic heterogeneity. In the previous research, the regular lattice pattern was used to approximately simulate the pebble unit cells because the difficulties in modeling the randomly located TRISO geometric. This work aimed at to quantify the stochastic effect of high-temperature gas cooled pebble-bed reactor unit cells, and in view of the strong ability to carry out the accurate simulation of random media, the implicit particle fuel model of Monte Carlo method is applied to analyze to the difference between regular distribution and random distribution. Infinite multiplication factors of the pebble-bed reactor unite cells were calculated by the implicit particle fuel model and simple cube regular lattice pattern at different TRISO packing factor from 0.5%–50%. The results showed that the simple cube regular lattice pattern underestimates the infinite multiplication factors for most packing fractions, but overrates the infinite multiplication factors when the packing fraction is very low.

scholarly journals PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF CORE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION OF EXPERIMENTAL POWER REACTOR USING RELAP5

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Andi Sofrany Ekariansyah ◽  
Surip Widodo ◽  
Hendro Tjahjono ◽  
Susyadi Susyadi ◽  
Puradwi Ismu Wahyono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Core Temperature ◽  
Power Reactor ◽  
Pebble Bed ◽  
Pebble Bed Reactor ◽  
The Core ◽  
Detail Design ◽  
Core Section ◽  
High Temperature Gas

High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR) is a high temperature reactor type having nuclear fuels formed by small particles containing uranium in the core. One of HTGR designs is Pebble Bed Reactor (PBR), which  utilizes helium gas flowing between pebble fuels in the core. The PBR is also the similar reactor being developed by Indonesia National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) under the name of the Reaktor Daya Eksperimental (RDE) or Experimental Power Reactor (EPR) started in 2015. One important step of the EPR program is the completion of the detail design document of EPR, which should be submitted to the regulatory body at the end of 2018. The purpose of this research is to present preliminary results in the core temperature distribution in the EPR using the RELAP5/SCDAP/Mod3.4 to be complemented in the detail design document. Methodology of the calculation is by modelling the core section of the EPR design according to the determined procedures. The EPR core section consisting of the pebble bed, outlet channels, and hot gas plenum have been modelled to be simulated with 10 MWt. It shows that the core temperature distribution under assumed model of 4 core zones is below the limiting pebble temperature of 1,620 °C with the highest pebble temperature of 1,477.0 °C. The results are still preliminary and requires further researches by considering other factors such as more representative radial and axial power distribution, decrease of core mass flow, and heat loss to the reactor pressure vessel.Keywords: Pebble bed, core temperature, EPR, RELAP5 ANALISIS AWAL DISTRIBUSI TEMPERATUR TERAS REAKTOR DAYA EKSPERIMENTAL MENGGUNAKAN RELAP5. High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR) adalah reaktor tipe temperatur tinggi yang memiliki bahan bakar nukir dalam bentuk bola-bola kecil yang mengandung uranium. Salah satu desain HTGR adalah reaktor pebble bed (Pebble bed reactor/PBR) yang memanfaatkan gas helium sebagai pendingin yang mengalir di celah-celah bahan bakar bola di dalam teras. PBR juga merupakan tipe reaktor yang sedang dikembangkan oleh BATAN dengan nama reaktor daya eksperimental (RDE) yang dimulai pada 2015. Salah satu tahapan penting dalam program RDE adalah penyelesaian dokumen desain rinci yang harus dikirimkan ke badan pengawas pada akhir 2018. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk menyajikan hasil-hasil awal pada distribusi temperatur di teras RDE menggunakan RELAP5/SCDAP/Mod3.4  sehingga dapat melengkapi isi dokumen desain rinci. Metode perhitungan adalah dengan memodelkan bagian teras RDE sesuai hasil penelitian sebelumnya.  Bagian teras RDE yang dimodelkan terdiri dari pebble bed, kanal luaran, dan plenum gas bawah yang disimulasikan pada daya 10 MWt. Hasil simulasi menunjukkan bahwa distribusi temperatur teras dengan asumsi pembagian 4 zona teras mendapatkan temperatur tertinggi sebesar 1477 °C yang masih di bawah batasan temperatur di bola bahan bakar yaitu 1620 °C. Hasil yang diperoleh masih estimasi awal dan membutuhkan penelitian lebih lanjut dengan mempertimbangkan faktor-faktor lainnya seperti distribusi daya aksial dan radian yang lebih representatif, pengurangan aliran teras, dan kehilangan panas teras yang diserap oleh bejana reaktor.Kata kunci: Pebble bed, temperatur teras, RDE, RELAP5

Verification of Alarm Displays for the Nuclear Power Plant With Two Modular High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Qianqian ◽  
Guo Chao ◽  
Li Jianghai ◽  
Qu Ronghong
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Modular Design ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Alarm System ◽  
Control Room ◽  
High Temperature Gas

The nuclear power plant with two modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTR-PM) is under construction now. The control room of HTR-PM is designed. This paper introduces the alarm displays in the control room, and describes some verification and validation (V&V) activities of the alarm system, especially verification for some new human factor issues of the alarm system in the two modular design. In HTR-PM, besides the regular V&V similar to other NPPs, the interference effect of the alarm rings of the two reactor modules at the same time, and the potential discomfort of the two reactor operators after shift between them are focused. Verifications at early stage of the two issues are carried on the verification platform of the control room before the integrated system validation (ISV), and all the human machine interfaces (HMIs) in the control room, including the alarm system are validated in ISV. The test results on the verification platform show that the alarm displays and rings can support the operators understand the alarm information without confusion of the two reactors, and the shift between the two reactor operators have no adverse impact on operation. The results in ISV also show that the alarm system can support the operators well.

scholarly journals Study on Probabilistic Safety Goals for Multimodule High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Based on Chinese Societal Risks

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jinghan Zhang ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
Jiejuan Tong
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ◽  
Nuclear Safety ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Water Reactor ◽  
Regulatory Commission ◽  
High Temperature Gas ◽  
Probabilistic Safety

Nuclear safety goal is the basic standard for limiting the operational risks of nuclear power plants. The statistics of societal risks are the basis for nuclear safety goals. Core damage frequency (CDF) and large early release frequency (LERF) are typical probabilistic safety goals that are used in the regulation of water-cooled reactors currently. In fact, Chinese current probabilistic safety goals refer to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and they are not based on Chinese societal risks. And the CDF and LERF proposed for water reactor are not suitable for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGR), because the design of HTGR is very different from that of water reactor. And current nuclear safety goals are established for single reactor rather than unit or site. Therefore, in this paper, the development of the safety goal of NRC was investigated firstly; then, the societal risks in China were investigated in order to establish the correlation between the probabilistic safety goal of multimodule HTGR and Chinese societal risks. In the end, some other matters about multireactor site were discussed in detail.

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