Research on radiological consequences analysis of reactor control rod ejection accident based on peak radial average fuel enthalpy rise

The fission products residing in the fuel rod void volume (plenum and pellet-to-cladding gap) are available for release upon cladding breach, and the fission products release fraction is a key parameter for analyzing the radiological consequences of Reactor Control Rod Ejection Accident (REA). Inste...

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Main Authors: Jie Mao, Qiliang Mei, Shengqin Gao, Dawei Sun, Yaru Fu, Jiaxin Liu
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-09-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468605025000808
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author Jie Mao
Qiliang Mei
Shengqin Gao
Dawei Sun
Yaru Fu
Jiaxin Liu
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Qiliang Mei
Shengqin Gao
Dawei Sun
Yaru Fu
Jiaxin Liu
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description The fission products residing in the fuel rod void volume (plenum and pellet-to-cladding gap) are available for release upon cladding breach, and the fission products release fraction is a key parameter for analyzing the radiological consequences of Reactor Control Rod Ejection Accident (REA). Instead of a set of constant release fractions specified in RG 1.183 (2000), RG 1.183 (2023) has been revised the fuel rod gap release fraction to Steady-State Fission Products Release Fraction (SFGR) that are originally residing in the fuel rod gap and Transient Fission Gas Release Fraction (TFGR) that are related to burnup and Radial Average Fuel Enthalpy Rise (△H).This paper specifically analyzes the relationship between the fission products release fraction and △H under different burnup, and a set of relatively conservative calculation dose results are obtained based on the empirical data of a specific power plant. In addition, a sensitivity analysis of the effect of △H on the dose consequences is carried out, and the analysis results show that the dose consequences increases linearly with △H when exceeding the critical conditions capable of causing TFGR.
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spelling doaj-art-eab2722901e2448db0acfc993acc848b2025-08-20T03:49:56ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology2468-60502025-09-017325726310.1016/j.jandt.2025.07.003Research on radiological consequences analysis of reactor control rod ejection accident based on peak radial average fuel enthalpy riseJie Mao0Qiliang Mei1Shengqin Gao2Dawei Sun3Yaru Fu4Jiaxin Liu5Corresponding author.; Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute CO., LTD., Shanghai 200233, ChinaShanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute CO., LTD., Shanghai 200233, ChinaShanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute CO., LTD., Shanghai 200233, ChinaShanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute CO., LTD., Shanghai 200233, ChinaShanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute CO., LTD., Shanghai 200233, ChinaShanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute CO., LTD., Shanghai 200233, ChinaThe fission products residing in the fuel rod void volume (plenum and pellet-to-cladding gap) are available for release upon cladding breach, and the fission products release fraction is a key parameter for analyzing the radiological consequences of Reactor Control Rod Ejection Accident (REA). Instead of a set of constant release fractions specified in RG 1.183 (2000), RG 1.183 (2023) has been revised the fuel rod gap release fraction to Steady-State Fission Products Release Fraction (SFGR) that are originally residing in the fuel rod gap and Transient Fission Gas Release Fraction (TFGR) that are related to burnup and Radial Average Fuel Enthalpy Rise (△H).This paper specifically analyzes the relationship between the fission products release fraction and △H under different burnup, and a set of relatively conservative calculation dose results are obtained based on the empirical data of a specific power plant. In addition, a sensitivity analysis of the effect of △H on the dose consequences is carried out, and the analysis results show that the dose consequences increases linearly with △H when exceeding the critical conditions capable of causing TFGR.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468605025000808Reactor control rod ejection accidentRadial average fuel enthalpy riseFuel rod gap release fractionSource termOffsite radiological consequence
spellingShingle Jie Mao
Qiliang Mei
Shengqin Gao
Dawei Sun
Yaru Fu
Jiaxin Liu
Research on radiological consequences analysis of reactor control rod ejection accident based on peak radial average fuel enthalpy rise
International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology
Reactor control rod ejection accident
Radial average fuel enthalpy rise
Fuel rod gap release fraction
Source term
Offsite radiological consequence
title Research on radiological consequences analysis of reactor control rod ejection accident based on peak radial average fuel enthalpy rise
title_full Research on radiological consequences analysis of reactor control rod ejection accident based on peak radial average fuel enthalpy rise
title_fullStr Research on radiological consequences analysis of reactor control rod ejection accident based on peak radial average fuel enthalpy rise
title_full_unstemmed Research on radiological consequences analysis of reactor control rod ejection accident based on peak radial average fuel enthalpy rise
title_short Research on radiological consequences analysis of reactor control rod ejection accident based on peak radial average fuel enthalpy rise
title_sort research on radiological consequences analysis of reactor control rod ejection accident based on peak radial average fuel enthalpy rise
topic Reactor control rod ejection accident
Radial average fuel enthalpy rise
Fuel rod gap release fraction
Source term
Offsite radiological consequence
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468605025000808
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