Decay Heat Removal in GEN IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors
Abstract
The safety goal of the current designs of advanced high-temperature thermal gas-cooled reactors (HTRs) is that no core meltdown would occur in a depressurization event with a combination of concurrent safety system failures. This study focused on the analysis of passive decay heat removal (DHR) in a GEN IV direct-cycle gas-cooled fast reactor (GFR) which is based on the technology developments of the HTRs. Given the different criteria and design characteristics of the GFR, an approach different from that taken for the HTRs for passive DHR would have to be explored. Different design options based on maintaining core flow were evaluated by performing transient analysis of a depressurization accident using the system code RELAP5-3D. The study also reviewed the conceptual design of autonomous systems for shutdown decay heat removal and recommends that future work in this area should be focused on the potential for Brayton cycle DHRs.
- Authors:
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Sciences and Technology Department, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA
- Argonne National Laboratory, Nuclear Engineering Division, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
- Publication Date:
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1198241
- Grant/Contract Number:
- W-31-109-Eng-38; AC02-98CH10886
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations Journal Volume: 2009; Journal ID: ISSN 1687-6075
- Publisher:
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Country of Publication:
- Egypt
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Cheng, Lap-Yan, and Wei, Thomas Y. C. Decay Heat Removal in GEN IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors. Egypt: N. p., 2009.
Web. doi:10.1155/2009/797461.
Cheng, Lap-Yan, & Wei, Thomas Y. C. Decay Heat Removal in GEN IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors. Egypt. https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/797461
Cheng, Lap-Yan, and Wei, Thomas Y. C. Thu .
"Decay Heat Removal in GEN IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors". Egypt. https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/797461.
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abstractNote = {The safety goal of the current designs of advanced high-temperature thermal gas-cooled reactors (HTRs) is that no core meltdown would occur in a depressurization event with a combination of concurrent safety system failures. This study focused on the analysis of passive decay heat removal (DHR) in a GEN IV direct-cycle gas-cooled fast reactor (GFR) which is based on the technology developments of the HTRs. Given the different criteria and design characteristics of the GFR, an approach different from that taken for the HTRs for passive DHR would have to be explored. Different design options based on maintaining core flow were evaluated by performing transient analysis of a depressurization accident using the system code RELAP5-3D. The study also reviewed the conceptual design of autonomous systems for shutdown decay heat removal and recommends that future work in this area should be focused on the potential for Brayton cycle DHRs.},
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journal = {Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations},
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place = {Egypt},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2009},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2009}
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https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/797461
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