Investigation of accidents with decrease of boric acid concentration in the primary coolant of VVER-1000/model 91 reactor plant
- Gidropress EDO, Podolsk (Russian Federation)
- IVO International Ltd., Vantaa (Finland)
- VTT Energy, Espoo (Finland)
The results of recent investigations on the problem of inhomogeneous boron dilution for the VVER-1000/model 91 reactor are summarized in the paper. The studies have been performed in cooperation by Russian and Finnish experts. The phenomena related to the formation of diluted slugs, their transport and mixing in the reactor coolant system, and the potential consequences in the core are discussed. The potential external sources of pure condensate in various reactor operating conditions have been investigated. Thermal hydraulic analyses for identification of accidents having an inherent mechanism for boron dilution in the primary circuit have been performed using computer codes APROS, SMABRE, and DINAMIKA. The results allow to determine the location and potential size of diluted slugs. Steady-state and transient analyses of the core response have been performed using computer codes HEXBU-3D and HEXTRAN to model the core in three dimensions. The results allow to draw conclusions on the potential for severe core damage.
- OSTI ID:
- 250978
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960306-; ISBN 0-7918-1226-X; TRN: 96:015299
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ICONE 4: ASME/JSME international conference on nuclear engineering, New Orleans, LA (United States), 10-13 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of ICONE-4: Proceedings. Volume 3: Safety and reliability; Rao, A.S. [ed.] [General Electric Nuclear Engineering, San Jose, CA (United States)]; Duffey, R.B. [ed.] [Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)]; Elias, D. [ed.] [Commonwealth Edison, Downers Grove, IL (United States)]; PB: 595 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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