Thermohydraulics in a High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactor Primary Loop During Early Phases of Unrestricted Core-heatup Accidents
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Release | : 1983 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:727286892 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR) siting considerations, the Unrestricted Core Heatup Accidents (UCHA) are considered as accidents of highest consequence, corresponding to core meltdown accidents in light water reactors. Initiation of such accidents can be, for instance, due to station blackout, resulting in scram and loss of all main loop forced circulation, with none of the core auxiliary cooling system loops being started. The result is a slow but continuing core heatup, extending over days. During the initial phases of such UCHA scenarios, the primary loop remains pressurized, with the system pressure slowly increasing until the relief valve setpoint is reached. The major objectives of the work described here were to determine times to depressurization as well as approximate loop component temperatures up to depressurization.