Dynamical safety assessment of hydrogen production nuclear power plants using system dynamics method

Abstract To ensure nuclear safety and prevent or mitigate the consequences of accidents, many safety systems have been set up in nuclear power plants to limit the consequences of accidents. Even though technical specifications based on deterministic safety analysis are applied to avoid serious accidents, they are too poor to handle multi-device managements compared with configuration risk management which computes risks in nuclear power plants based on probabilistic safety assessment according to on-going configurations. In general, there are two methodologies employed in configuration risk management: living probabilistic safety assessment (LPSA) and risk monitor (RM). And average reliability databases during a time of interest are employed in living probabilistic safety assessment, which may be naturally applied to make long-term or regular management projects. While transient risk databases are involved in risk monitor to measure transient risks in nuclear power plants, which may be more appropriate to monitor the real-time risks in nuclear power plants and provide scientific real-time suggestions to operators compared with living probabilistic safety assessment. And this paper concentrates on the applications and developments of living probabilistic safety assessment and risk monitor which are the mainly foundation of the configuration risk management to manage nuclear power plants within safe threshold and avoid serious accidents.

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Studies on Safety Assessment Method for Operating License Extension of Nuclear Power Plants in China

Volume 1: Operations and Maintenance, Engineering, Modifications, Life Extension, Life Cycle and Balance of Plant; I&C, Digital Controls, and Influence of Human Factors ◽

10.1115/icone25-66173 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Zhilin Chen ◽

Ping Huang ◽

Chunhui Wang ◽

Zhiyuan Chi ◽

Fangjie Shi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nuclear Power ◽

Safety Assessment ◽

Power Plants ◽

Nuclear Power Plants ◽

Assessment Method ◽

Nuclear Safety ◽

Management Systems ◽

Effect Evaluation ◽

Environment Effect ◽

Assessment Environment

It’s the trend to extend the operating license time, called Operating License Extension (OLE) in China, of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the future. It needs to be adequately demonstrated by licensees and approved by the regulator to gain an extended license time, such as 20 years. The demonstration methods for OLE are different among countries due to the different management systems for NPPs. Safety assessment, environment effect evaluation and update of the final safety analysis report (FSAR) will be the main aspects during OLE demonstration of NPPs in China according to the technical policy issued by National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA). Technical methods for scoping and screening, aging management review and time-limited aging analyses, which are the main contents of safety assessment are established based on the technical policy drafted by NNSA and international experiences in order to assist the operators to implement the safety assessment for OLE of NPP.

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