Evaluation of external event effects on JSFR fuel handling system

Kato, Atsushi ; Chikazawa, Yoshitaka  ; Uzawa, Masayuki*; Kaneko, Fumiaki*; Ide, Akihiro*

Responding to the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (1F-NPP) accident, robustness of the fuel handling system (FHS) in Japan sodium-cooled fast reactor (JSFR) against the earthquake and the tsunami is studied for 2010 design version. In the earthquake estimation, the margin of seismic resistance and the sloshing in Ex-vessel fuel storage tank (EVST) against the earthquake of the 1F-envelop condition was estimated. In terms of the tsunami evaluation, the scenario to lead fuel subassemblies into the stable cooling state and the potential of the cooling system are introduced in case of the loss of emergency power supply. As a result, it showed that JSFR FHS in the original design already had the potential to prevent the release of radioactive material. Additionally, some design improvements of the EVST cooling system was introduced.