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Title: Insights from Investigations of In-Vessel Retention for High Powered Reactors

Abstract

In a three-year U.S. - Korean International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (INERI), state-of-the-art analytical tools and key U.S. and Korean experimental facilities were used to explore two options, enhanced ERVC performance and the use of internal core catchers, that have the potential to increase the margin for in-vessel retention (IVR) in high power reactors (up to 1500 MWe). This increased margin has the potential to improve plant economics (owing to reduced regulatory requirements) and increase public acceptance (owing to reduced plant risk). Although this program focused upon the Korean Advanced Power Reactor -- 1400 MWe (APR 1400) design, recommentations were developed so that they can easily be applied to a wide range of existing and advanced reactor designs. This paper summarizes new data gained for evaluating the margin associated with various options investigated in this program. Insights from analyses completed with this data are also highlighted.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE - NE
OSTI Identifier:
911601
Report Number(s):
INEEL/CON-04-01981
TRN: US0800035
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC07-99ID-13727
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: The 11th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics (NURETH-11),Avignon, France,10/02/2005,10/06/2005
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 - GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; CORE CATCHERS; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PERFORMANCE; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; RECOMMENDATIONS; RETENTION; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; ERVC performance; in-vessel retention; internal core catchers

Citation Formats

Rempe, Joy L. Insights from Investigations of In-Vessel Retention for High Powered Reactors. United States: N. p., 2005. Web.
Rempe, Joy L. Insights from Investigations of In-Vessel Retention for High Powered Reactors. United States.
Rempe, Joy L. 2005. "Insights from Investigations of In-Vessel Retention for High Powered Reactors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/911601.
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abstractNote = {In a three-year U.S. - Korean International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (INERI), state-of-the-art analytical tools and key U.S. and Korean experimental facilities were used to explore two options, enhanced ERVC performance and the use of internal core catchers, that have the potential to increase the margin for in-vessel retention (IVR) in high power reactors (up to 1500 MWe). This increased margin has the potential to improve plant economics (owing to reduced regulatory requirements) and increase public acceptance (owing to reduced plant risk). Although this program focused upon the Korean Advanced Power Reactor -- 1400 MWe (APR 1400) design, recommentations were developed so that they can easily be applied to a wide range of existing and advanced reactor designs. This paper summarizes new data gained for evaluating the margin associated with various options investigated in this program. Insights from analyses completed with this data are also highlighted.},
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