Advanced Small Modular Reactors: Prototype Development Capabilities of 3D Spatial Interactions and Failures During Scenario Simulation

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1166044· OSTI ID:1166044

Prescott, Steven ^[1]; Sampath, Ramprasad ^[2]; Smith, Curtis ^[1]; Koonce, Tony ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
2. Centroid PIC Inc., Torrance, CA (United States)

Computers have been used for 3D modeling and simulation, but only recently have computational resources been able to give realistic results in a reasonable time frame for large complex models. This report addressed the methods, techniques, and resources used to develop a prototype for using 3D modeling and simulation engine to improve risk analysis and evaluate reactor structures and components for a given scenario. The simulations done for this evaluation were focused on external events, specifically tsunami floods, for a hypothetical nuclear power facility on a coastline.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1166044
• Report Number(s): INL/EXT--14-33211
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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