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Assessment of the Zaporizhya NPP unit 1 reactor pressure vessel safety

Abstract

This emergency situation had occurred at the ZNPP unit 1 while its being under ``hot shutdown`` in natural coolant circulation mode. The main difference between emergency situation and mode with improper setting of PPPD described in the ``Technical Safety Substantiation (TSS) is that this mode is being considered in the TSS under rated power of reactor with main circulation pumps (MCP) under operation. This difference is a substantial one. For this reason a necessity appeared to asses an integrity of referred reactor pressure vessel (RPV) under given emergency situation to judge whether results obtained meet the ND requirements (safety assessment). Under operation such RPV elements are being mostly affected as upper cooling, lower cowling, weld No. 3 weld No. 4 situated in front of core. These elements materials ageing process is the most intense one. Thus, this work was aimed at investigation of structure material behavior and RPV integrity assessment under thermal shock conditions while PPPD improper setting. At that time the most attention was drawn to above mentioned upper and lower cowlings along with welds No. 3 and 4. 5 refs, figs, 10 tabs.
Authors:
Podkopaev, V; Popov, V; Zaritsky, N [1] 
  1. State Scientific and Technical Centre on Nuclear and Radiation Safety (SSTC NRS), Kiev (Ukraine)
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 1997
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
IWG-LMNPP-96/1; CONF-9705163-
Reference Number:
SCA: 210200; PA: AIX-28:059651; EDB-97:116463; SN: 97001844583
Resource Relation:
Conference: IAEA specialists` meeting on methodology for pressurized thermal shock evaluation, Esztergom (Hungary), 5-8 May 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Methodology for pressurized thermal shock evaluation. Proceedings of the IAEA specialists meeting. Working material; PB: 457 p.
Subject:
21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; PRESSURE VESSELS; THERMAL SHOCK; EVALUATION; FAILURES; LIFETIME; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; VALVES; WELDED JOINTS; ZAPOROZHE-1 REACTOR
OSTI ID:
519702
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). International Working Group on Life Management of Nuclear Power Plants
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE97640092; TRN: XA9744647059651
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE97640092
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
pp. 355-384
Announcement Date:
Sep 23, 1997

Citation Formats

Podkopaev, V, Popov, V, and Zaritsky, N. Assessment of the Zaporizhya NPP unit 1 reactor pressure vessel safety. IAEA: N. p., 1997. Web.
Podkopaev, V, Popov, V, & Zaritsky, N. Assessment of the Zaporizhya NPP unit 1 reactor pressure vessel safety. IAEA.
Podkopaev, V, Popov, V, and Zaritsky, N. 1997. "Assessment of the Zaporizhya NPP unit 1 reactor pressure vessel safety." IAEA.
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title = {Assessment of the Zaporizhya NPP unit 1 reactor pressure vessel safety}
author = {Podkopaev, V, Popov, V, and Zaritsky, N}
abstractNote = {This emergency situation had occurred at the ZNPP unit 1 while its being under ``hot shutdown`` in natural coolant circulation mode. The main difference between emergency situation and mode with improper setting of PPPD described in the ``Technical Safety Substantiation (TSS) is that this mode is being considered in the TSS under rated power of reactor with main circulation pumps (MCP) under operation. This difference is a substantial one. For this reason a necessity appeared to asses an integrity of referred reactor pressure vessel (RPV) under given emergency situation to judge whether results obtained meet the ND requirements (safety assessment). Under operation such RPV elements are being mostly affected as upper cooling, lower cowling, weld No. 3 weld No. 4 situated in front of core. These elements materials ageing process is the most intense one. Thus, this work was aimed at investigation of structure material behavior and RPV integrity assessment under thermal shock conditions while PPPD improper setting. At that time the most attention was drawn to above mentioned upper and lower cowlings along with welds No. 3 and 4. 5 refs, figs, 10 tabs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1997}
month = {Sep}
}