scholarly journals Core Design of a Small Pressurized Water Reactor with AP1000 Fuel Assembly Using SRAC and COBRA-EN Codes

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Van Khanh Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Safety Margin ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Pressurized Water Reactor ◽  
Fuel Temperature ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Control Rod ◽  
The Core ◽  
Small Modular Reactor ◽  
Active Core ◽  
And Performance

This paper presents the core design and performance characteristics of a 300 MWt small modular reactor (SMR) with fuel assemblies of the AP1000 reactor. Numerical calculations have been performed to evaluate a proper active core size and core loading pattern using the SRAC code system with the JENDL-4.0 data library and the CORBRA-EN code. The calculated temperature coefficients including fuel temperature, coolant temperature, and isothermal temperature coefficient provide adequate negative reactivity feedbacks. The thermal-hydraulic analysis reveals acceptable radial and axial fuel element temperature profiles with significant safety margin of fuel and clad surface temperature. A safety analysis using the CORBRA-EN code shows that the core will remain covered during the entire transient procedure of the fast transient of remarkably increasing power that would be caused by the ejection of control rod. The analysis results indicate that the core with a cycle length of 2.22 years is achievable while satisfying the operation and safety-related design criteria with sufficient margins.

scholarly journals Conceptual design of a small-pressurized water reactor using the AP1000 fuel assembly design

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Van Khanh Hoang ◽  
Viet Phu Tran ◽  
Van Thin Dinh ◽  
Hoai Nam Tran
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Safety Margin ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Pressurized Water Reactor ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Assembly Design ◽  
Small Modular Reactor ◽  
Active Core ◽  
Reactivity Coefficients ◽  
Ap1000 Reactor

This paper presents the conceptual design of a 300 MWt small modular reactor (SMR)using fuel assemblies of the AP1000 reactor. Numerical calculations have been performed to evaluate a proper active core size and core loading pattern using the SRAC code system and the JENDL-4.0 data library. The analysis showed that Doppler, moderator temperature, void, and power reactivity coefficients are all negative over the core lifetime. Semi-analytical thermal hydraulics analysis reveals acceptable radial and axial fuel element temperature profiles with significant safety margin of fuel andclad surface temperature. The minimum departure from nucleate boiling ratio (MDNBR) is also calculated. The results indicate that a cycle length of 2.22 years is achievable while satisfying the operation and safety-related design criteria with sufficient margins.

scholarly journals Analysis of thermal hydraulic behavior of KONVOI PWR during a design extension condition

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-4
Author(s):  
Salwa Helmy ◽  
Magy Kandil ◽  
Ahmed Refaey
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Pressurized Water Reactor ◽  
Fuel Temperature ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Water Reactor ◽  
The Core ◽  
Loss Of Coolant Accident ◽  
Hydraulic Behaviour ◽  
Loss Of Coolant ◽  
Safety Systems

In Nuclear Power Plants the Design Extension Conditions are more complex and severe than those postulated as Design Basis Accidents, therefore, they must be taken into account in the safety analyses. In this study, many hypothetical investigated transients are applied on KONVOI pressurized water reactor during a 6-in. (182 cm2) cold leg Small Break Loss-of-Coolant-Accident to revise the effects of all safety systems ways through their availability/ nonavailability on the thermal hydraulic behaviour of the reactor. The investigated transients are represented through three cases of Small Break Loss-of-Coolant-Accident as, case-1, without scram and all of the safety systems are failure, case-2, the normal scram actuation with failure of all safety systems (nonavailability), and finally case 3, with normal actuation scram sequence and normal sequential actuation of all safety systems (availability). These three investigated transient cases are simulated by creation a model using Analysis of Thermal-Hydraulics of LEaks and Transient code. In all transient cases, all types of reactivity feedbacks, boron, moderator density, moderator temperature and fuel temperature are considered. The steady-state results are nearly in agreement with the plant parameters available in previous literatures. The results show the importance effects of the feedbacks reactivity at Loss-of-Coolant-Accident on the fallouts power, since they are considered the key parameters for controlling the clad and fuel temperatures to maintain them below their melting point. Moreover, the calculated results in all cases show that the thermal hydraulic parameters are in acceptable ranges and encounter the safety criterion during Loss-of-Coolant-Accident the Design Extension Conditions accidents processes. Furthermore, the results show that the core uncovers and fuel heat up do not occur in KONVOI pressurized water reactor in theses the Design Extension Conditions simulations since, all safety systems provide adequate core cooling by sufficient water inventory into the core to cover it.

scholarly journals Neutronic analysis of fuel pin design for the long-life core in a pressurized water reactor

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Van Khanh Hoang ◽  
Vinh Thanh Tran ◽  
Dinh Hung Cao ◽  
Viet Ha Pham Nhu
Keyword(s):  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Pressurized Water Reactor ◽  
Fuel Temperature ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Water Reactor ◽  
Fuel Model ◽  
Reactivity Coefficients ◽  
Fuel Pin ◽  
Safety Parameters ◽  
Long Life

This work presents the neutronic analysis of fuel design for a long-life core in a pressurized water reactor (PWR). In order to achieve a high burnup, a high enrichment U-235 is traditionally considered without special constraints against proliferation. To counter the excess reactivity, Erbium was selected as a burnable poison due to its good depletion performance. Calculations based on a standard fuel model were carried out for the PWR type core using SRAC code system. A parametric study was performed to quantify the neutronically achievable burnup at a number of enrichment levels and for a numerous geometries covering a wide design space of lattice pitch. The fuel temperature and coolant temperature reactivity coefficients as well as the small and large void reactivity coefficients are also investigated. It was found that it is possible to achieve sufficient criticality up to 100 GWd/tHM burnup without compromising the safety parameters.

scholarly journals Truly-Optimized PWR Lattice for Innovative Soluble-Boron-Free Small Modular Reactor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Ha Nguyen ◽  
Seongdong Jang ◽  
Yonghee Kim
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Local Power ◽  
Pressurized Water Reactor ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Control Rod ◽  
Low Leakage ◽  
Small Modular Reactor ◽  
Burnable Absorber ◽  
Safety Parameters ◽  
Atom Core

Abstract A novel re-optimization of fuel assembly (FA) and new innovative burnable absorber (BA) concepts are investigated in this paper to pursue a high-performance soluble-boron-free (SBF) small modular reactor (SMR), named autonomous transportable on-demand reactor module (ATOM). A truly optimized PWR (TOP) lattice concept has been introduced to maximize the neutron economy while enhancing the inherent safety of an SBF pressurized water reactor. For an SBF SMR design, the 3-D centrally-shielded BA (CSBA) design is utilized and another innovative 3-D BA called disk-type BA (DiBA) is proposed in this study. Both CSBA and DiBA designs are investigated in terms of material, spatial self-shielding effects, and thermo-mechanical properties. A low-leakage two-batch fuel management is optimized for both conventional and TOP-based SBF ATOM cores. A combination of CSBA and DiBA is introduced to achieve a very small reactivity swing (<1,000 pcm) as well as a long cycle length and high fuel burnup. For the SBF ATOM core, safety parameters are evaluated and the moderator temperature coefficient is shown to remain sufficiently and similarly negative throughout the whole cycle. It is demonstrated that the small excess reactivity can be well managed by mechanical shim rods with a marginal increase in the local power peaking, and a cold-zero shutdown is possible with a pseudo checker-board control rod pattern. In addition, a thermal-hydraulic-coupled neutronic analysis of the ATOM core is discussed.

Numerical Simulation of the Transient Phase Change Heat Transfer in a Pressurized Water Reactor Core During a Loss-of-Coolant Accident

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo W. Jo ◽  
Yong K. Lee ◽  
Jong C. Jo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Transient Heat Transfer ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Pressurized Water Reactor ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Water Reactor ◽  
The Core ◽  
Loss Of Coolant Accident ◽  
Loss Of Coolant

Temperature of pressurized water reactor (PWR) core is a key parameter used widely for judging the initiation of emergency operating procedures and severe accident management. Since direct measurement of the fuel cladding surface temperature using thermocouples is not practicable currently, the coolant temperature at the core exit locations is monitored instead. Several experimental researches showed that the CET rise during a loss of coolant accident (LOCA) and its magnitudes were always lower than the actual fuel rod cladding temperature at the same time. In this regard, a theoretical analysis of the transient heat transfer of coolant flow in a PWR core is needed to confirm the findings from the previous experimental works. This paper addresses numerical simulation of the transient boiling-induced multiphase flow through a simplified PWR core model during a LOCA by a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. The calculated results are discussed to understand the transient heat transfer mechanism in the core and to provide useful technical information for reactor design and operation.

scholarly journals Integral PWR-Type Small Modular Reactor Developmental Status, Design Characteristics and Passive Features: A Review

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chireuding Zeliang ◽  
Yi Mi ◽  
Akira Tokuhiro ◽  
Lixuan Lu ◽  
Aleksey Rezvoi
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Safety Margin ◽  
Heat Removal ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Regulatory Review ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Control Rod ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
Small Modular Reactor ◽  
Under Construction

In recent years, the trend in small modular reactor (SMR) technology development has been towards the water-cooled integral pressurized water reactor (iPWR) type. The innovative and unique characteristics of iPWR-type SMRs provide an enhanced safety margin, and thus offer the potential to expand the use of safe, clean, and reliable nuclear energy to a broad range of energy applications. Currently in the world, there are about eleven (11) iPWR-type SMRs concepts and designs that are in various phases of development: under construction, licensed or in the licensing review process, the development phase, and conceptual design phase. Lack of national and/or internatonal comparative framework for safety in SMR design, as well as the proprietary nature of designs introduces non-uniformity and uncertainties in regulatory review. That said, the major primary reactor coolant system components, such as the steam generator (SG), pressurizer (PRZ), and control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) are integrated within the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) to inherently eliminate or minimize potential accident initiators, such as LB-loss of coolant accidents (LOCAs). This paper presents the design status, innovative features and characteristics of iPWR-type SMRs. We delineate the common technology trends, and highlight the key features of each design. These reactor concepts exploit natural physical laws such as gravity to achieve the safety functions with high level of margin and reliability. In fact, many SMR designs employ passive safety systems (PSS) to meet the evolving stringent regulatory requirements, and the extended consideration for severe accidents. A generic classification of PSS is provided. We constrain our discussion to the decay heat removal system, safety injection system, reactor depressurization system, and containment system. A review and comparative assessment of these passive features in each iPWR-type SMR design is considered, and we underline how it maybe more advantageous to employ passive systems in SMRs in contrast to conventional reactor designs.

scholarly journals Truly-optimized PWR lattice for innovative soluble-boron-free small modular reactor

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Ha Nguyen ◽  
Seongdong Jang ◽  
Yonghee Kim
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Local Power ◽  
Pressurized Water Reactor ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Control Rod ◽  
Low Leakage ◽  
Small Modular Reactor ◽  
Burnable Absorber ◽  
Safety Parameters ◽  
Atom Core

AbstractA novel re-optimization of fuel assembly and new innovative burnable absorber (BA) concepts are investigated in this paper to pursue a high-performance soluble-boron-free (SBF) small modular reactor (SMR), named autonomous transportable on-demand reactor module (ATOM). A truly optimized PWR (TOP) lattice concept has been introduced to maximize the neutron economy while enhancing the inherent safety of an SBF pressurized water reactor. For an SBF SMR design, the 3-D centrally-shielded BA (CSBA) design is utilized and another innovative 3-D BA called disk-type BA (DiBA) is proposed in this study. Both CSBA and DiBA designs are investigated in terms of material, spatial self-shielding effects, and thermo-mechanical properties. A low-leakage two-batch fuel management is optimized for both conventional and TOP-based SBF ATOM cores. A combination of CSBA and DiBA is introduced to achieve a very small reactivity swing (< 1000 pcm) as well as a long cycle length and high fuel burnup. For the SBF ATOM core, safety parameters are evaluated and the moderator temperature coefficient is shown to remain sufficiently and similarly negative throughout the whole cycle. It is demonstrated that the small excess reactivity can be well managed by mechanical shim rods with a marginal increase in the local power peaking, and a cold-zero shutdown is possible with a pseudo checker-board control rod pattern. In addition, a thermal–hydraulic-coupled neutronic analysis of the ATOM core is discussed.

scholarly journals INVESTIGASI KARAKTERISTIK TERMOHIDROLIKA TERAS REAKTOR DAYA KECIL DENGAN PENDINGINAN SIRKULASI ALAM MENGGUNAKAN RELAP5

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Susyadi Susyadi ◽  
Hendro Tjahjono ◽  
Sukmanto Dibyo ◽  
Jupiter Sitorus Pane
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Natural Circulation ◽  
Safety Margin ◽  
Inherent Safety ◽  
Hydraulic Characteristics ◽  
Primary Coolant ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
The Core ◽  
Small Modular Reactor

ABSTRAK INVESTIGASI KARAKTERISTIK TERMOHIDROLIKA TERAS REAKTOR DAYA KECIL DENGAN PENDINGINAN SIRKULASI ALAM MENGGUNAKAN RELAP5. Reaktor modular daya-kecil (small modular reactor, SMR) memiliki prospek tinggi untuk dibangun di Indonesia. Keluaran dayanya yang relatif kecil dan disainnya yang kompak serta dapat dikonstruksi secara modular memberikan keunggulan fleksibilitas pembangunan yang lebih baik dibanding reaktor konvensional berdaya besar. Disain sistem reaktor kategori ini sangat bervariasi, salah satu diantaranya adalah jenis reaktor air tekan (pressurized water reactor, PWR) yang menerapkan sirkulasi alamiah pada sistem pendingin primernya. Selain itu reaktor ini juga memiliki teras (core) lebih pendek dibanding PWR konvensional. Dari kedua perbedaan tersebut maka terdapat kemungkinan perbedaan pola perpindahan panas yang dapat berimplikasi terhadap keselamatan secara keseluruhan. Oleh karena itu, pada penelitian ini dilakukan investigasi terhadap karakteristik termohidrolika teras reaktor tersebut khususnya karakteristik temperatur fluida dan bahan bakar serta laju alir fluidanya. Tujuannya adalah untuk mengetahui perbedaan marjin keselamatan temperatur teras reaktor bila dibanding dengan PWR konvensional. Investigasi dilakukan dengan menggunakan program RELAP5, dimana secara parsial teras reaktor dimodelkan menggunakan model-model generik yang ada pada program dan dilakukan beberapa perhitungan kondisi tunak. Hasil perhitungan menunjukkan bahwa saat beroperasi pada daya nominalnya, reaktor modular ini memiliki margin temperatur pendidihan sebesar 2K lebih baik dibanding reaktor konvensional. Selain itu, keunggulan marjin keselamatan reaktor modular daya-kecil ini juga ditunjukkan dari naiknya laju alir mengikuti kenaikan dayanya yang berarti memiliki sifat keselamatan yang melekat (inherent safety). Kata kunci: reaktor modular daya-kecil, PWR, sirkulasi alam, RELAP5, termohidrolika   ABSTRACT INVESTIGATION ON CORE THERMAL HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL MODULAR REACTOR WITH NATURAL CIRCULATION COOLING USING RELAP5. Small modular reactor (SMR ) is very prospective to be deployed in Indonesia. Its low output power, compact design and capability to be constructed modularly provide better deployment flexibility compared to a large conventional reactor. There are various designs of SMRs, one of them implements natural circulation for its primary cooling system or in other words the reactor uses no primary pumps. Besides, the dimension of fuel element is shorter than the one used by large reactor. These two aspects may produce different heat transfer behavior, which could lead to a safety implication.  For that reason, this research investigates thermal hydraulic characteristics of the core of SMR with naturally circulating coolant, especially on the fuel and coolant temperatures and mass flow rate. The purpose is to identify the thermal safety margin difference of the reactor compared with conventional PWR.  The investigation was performed using RELAP5 in which the core was partially represented by means of generic models of the program and continued with steady state calculations. The result shows that during nominal power operation, the reactor has better of 2K  degree for boiling temperature margin than the large conventional PWR. In addition, the excellence of SMR safety margin was shown by the increase of primary coolant flow rate following the increase of power, which means that the reactor has a distinctive inherent safety. Keywords: small modular reaktor, PWR, natural circulation, RELAP5, thermal-hydraulic

Study on Typical Initial Event of ATWS for Small Modular Reactor

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Dan ◽  
Ran Xu ◽  
Qiu Zhifang ◽  
Zhou Ke ◽  
Feng Li
Keyword(s):  
Optimum Design ◽  
Safety Analysis ◽  
Accident Analysis ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Control Rod ◽  
Reactor Coolant ◽  
Initial Event ◽  
Small Modular Reactor ◽  
Activation System

The method for ATWS (anticipated transient without scram) analysis was completely developed for commercial pressurized water (PWR) reactor plants, especially for selecting of typical initial events. For accident analysis of ATWS, it is different between PWR and small modular reactor (SMR), as different structures and characters, and it is necessary to study the typical initial events for these reactors. Based on the standard of PWR, the demanding for ATWS analysis was studied and the consequences for typical anticipated transient was calculated using RELAP5/MOD3.2 code, “maintain reactor coolant pressure boundary integrity” was selected as limiting criterion. The results shows for SMR, anticipated transient with the most serious consequence for ATWS are loss of offsite power and inadvertent control rod withdraw event, this conclusion will support to prepare the safety analysis report and optimum design of diversity activation system (DAS) for SMR.

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