Design and analysis of integrated passive safety system (ipss) for opr1000

Sang Ho Kim, Sung Yeop Joung, Soon Heung Chang

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Abstract

Current safety systems can be operated to remove decay heat or mitigate severe accidents by AC power. However, all the active safety systems cannot be used in station black out like the Fukushima accident. The design of integrated passive safety system (IPSS) which can perform various passive safety functions is proposed in this paper. It has the functions of passive decay heat, passive emergency core cooling, passive containment cooling, passive in-vessel retention and ex-vessel cooling, and filtered venting system with containment pressure control. The purpose of this paper is to propose the conceptual design of IPSS and assess the accident scenarios by using MARS code for thermo-hydraulic analysis. The selected accidents are MFLB and LOCA with SBO in OPR1000 which is the representative PWR in Korea. In the specific design of IPSS, the functions are modified and integrated for the simplicity of the design. The addition of IPSS to an original design of a nuclear power plant does not make the design change as a system of non-safety grade. Furthermore, it enhances the safety of a nuclear power plant with the installation of tanks outside containment. The safety duration time can increase by refilling coolant from the containment outside to integrated passive safety tanks (IPSTs). IPSS is the design for the ultimate safety in preparation for severe accidents with the loss of AC power. IPSS shall be used for the supplement of current safety systems, not the replacement.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2013
Subtitle of host publicationNuclear Power - A Safe and Sustainable Choice for Green Future, Held with the 28th KAIF/KNS Annual Conference
PublisherKorean Nuclear Society
Pages1666-1671
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781632660381
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants: Nuclear Power - A Safe and Sustainable Choice for Green Future, ICAPP 2013, Held with the 28th KAIF/KNS Annual Conference - Jeju Island, Korea, Republic of
Duration: Apr 14 2013Apr 18 2013

Publication series

NameInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2013: Nuclear Power - A Safe and Sustainable Choice for Green Future, Held with the 28th KAIF/KNS Annual Conference

Conference

ConferenceInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants: Nuclear Power - A Safe and Sustainable Choice for Green Future, ICAPP 2013, Held with the 28th KAIF/KNS Annual Conference
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityJeju Island
Period04/14/1304/18/13

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