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Anticipated transient without scram analysis of the simplified boiling water reactor following main steam isolation valve closure with boron injection

Journal Article · · Nuclear Technology
OSTI ID:276534
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States). Dept. of Advanced Technology

The simplified boiling water reactor (SBWR) operating in natural circulation is designed with many passive safety features. An anticipated transient without scram (ATWS) initiated by inadvertent closure of the main steam isolation valve (MSIV) in an SBWR has been analyzed using the RAMONA-4B code of Brookhaven National Laboratory. This analysis demonstrates the predicted performance of the SBWR during an MSIV closure ATWS, followed by shutdown of the reactor through injection of boron into the reactor core from the standby liquid control system.

OSTI ID:
276534
Journal Information:
Nuclear Technology, Journal Name: Nuclear Technology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 115; ISSN 0029-5450; ISSN NUTYBB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English