Conceptual design of small-sized HTGR system, 3; Core thermal and hydraulic design

Inaba, Yoshitomo  ; Sato, Hiroyuki  ; Goto, Minoru  ; Ohashi, Hirofumi ; Tachibana, Yukio 

JAEA has started the conceptual designs of small-sized HTGR systems, aiming for the deployment in developing countries. The small-sized HTGR systems can provide power generation by steam turbine, high temperature steam for industry process and/or low temperature steam for district heating. As one of the conceptual designs in the first stage, the core thermal and hydraulic design of a power generation and steam supply small-sized HTGR with a thermal power of 50 MW (HTR50S) was carried out. HTR50S in the first stage has the same coated particle fuel as HTTR. The purpose of the design is to make sure that the maximum fuel temperature in normal operation doesn't exceed the design target. Following the design, safety analysis assuming a depressurization accident was carried out. The fuel temperature in the normal operation and the fuel and reactor pressure vessel temperatures in the depressurization accident were evaluated. As a result, it was cleared that the thermal integrity of the fuel and the reactor coolant pressure boundary is not damaged.