Extended Station Blackout Coping Capabilities of APR1400

The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident shows that an extreme natural disaster can prevent the proper restoration of electric power for several days, so-called extended SBO. In Korea, the government and industry performed comprehensive special safety inspections on all domestic nuclear p...

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Main Authors: Sang-Won Lee, Tae Hyub Hong, Mi-Ro Seo, Young-Seung Lee, Hyeong-Taek Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/980418
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description The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident shows that an extreme natural disaster can prevent the proper restoration of electric power for several days, so-called extended SBO. In Korea, the government and industry performed comprehensive special safety inspections on all domestic nuclear power plants against beyond design bases external events. One of the safety improvement action items related to the extended SBO is installation of external water injection provision and equipment to RCS and SG. In this paper, the extended SBO coping capability of APR1400 is examined using MAAP4 to assess the effectiveness of the external water injection strategy. Results show that an external injection into SG is applicable to mitigate an extended SBO scenario. However, an external injection into RCS is only effective when RCS depressurization capacity is sufficiently provided in case of high pressure scenarios. Based on the above results, the technical basis of external injection strategy will be reflected on development of revised severe accident management guideline.
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spelling doaj-art-6379064d4da94a2b9a2d979b37b2cce62025-08-20T02:35:13ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832014-01-01201410.1155/2014/980418980418Extended Station Blackout Coping Capabilities of APR1400Sang-Won Lee0Tae Hyub Hong1Mi-Ro Seo2Young-Seung Lee3Hyeong-Taek Kim4Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, Central Research Institute, 70 Gil, Yuseong-Daero 1312, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of KoreaKorea Hydro and Nuclear Power, Central Research Institute, 70 Gil, Yuseong-Daero 1312, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of KoreaKorea Hydro and Nuclear Power, Central Research Institute, 70 Gil, Yuseong-Daero 1312, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of KoreaKorea Hydro and Nuclear Power, Central Research Institute, 70 Gil, Yuseong-Daero 1312, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of KoreaKorea Hydro and Nuclear Power, Central Research Institute, 70 Gil, Yuseong-Daero 1312, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of KoreaThe Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident shows that an extreme natural disaster can prevent the proper restoration of electric power for several days, so-called extended SBO. In Korea, the government and industry performed comprehensive special safety inspections on all domestic nuclear power plants against beyond design bases external events. One of the safety improvement action items related to the extended SBO is installation of external water injection provision and equipment to RCS and SG. In this paper, the extended SBO coping capability of APR1400 is examined using MAAP4 to assess the effectiveness of the external water injection strategy. Results show that an external injection into SG is applicable to mitigate an extended SBO scenario. However, an external injection into RCS is only effective when RCS depressurization capacity is sufficiently provided in case of high pressure scenarios. Based on the above results, the technical basis of external injection strategy will be reflected on development of revised severe accident management guideline.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/980418
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