Evaluation of heat removal during the failure of the core cooling for new critical assembly

新規臨界実験装置の炉心冷却機能停止時における除熱評価

江口 悠太 ; 菅原 隆徳  ; 西原 健司  ; 田澤 勇次郎; 辻本 和文 

Eguchi, Yuta; Sugawara, Takanori; Nishihara, Kenji; Tazawa, Yujiro; Tsujimoto, Kazufumi

加速器駆動核変換システム(ADS)の基礎核特性研究のため、J-PARC計画において核変換物理実験施設(TEF-P)の建設が検討されている。本研究では、崩壊熱の大きなマイナーアクチノイド(MA)燃料を多く使用するTEF-Pにおいて、炉心冷却システムが停止した場合の自然冷却特性の評価、及びその際に炉心が損傷しない設計条件検討を行った。TEF-Pの炉心温度評価においては、炉心周辺部の空格子管領域が断熱層として大きく影響を及ぼすことから、空格子管領域の熱伝達特性を測定するモックアップ試験装置を製作して実験を行い、実験的な熱伝達率を得た。この結果を元に、TEF-P炉心の三次元伝熱解析を実施し、制限温度である327Cを下回る294Cという結果を得た。

In order to investigate the basic neutronics characteristics of the accelerator-driven subcritical system (ADS), JAEA has a plan to construct a new critical assembly in the J-PARC project, Transmutation Physics Experimental Facility (TEF-P). This study aims to evaluate the natural cooling characteristics of TEF-P core which has large decay heat by minor actinide (MA) fuel, and to achieve a design that does not damage the core and the fuels during the failure of the core cooling system. In the evaluation of the TEF-P core temperature, empty rectangular lattice tube outer of the core has a significant effect on the heat transfer characteristics. The experiments by using the mockup device were performed to validate the heat transfer coefficient and experimental results were obtained. By using the obtained experimental results, the three-dimensional heat transfer analysis of TEF-P core were performed, and the maximum core temperature was obtained, 294C. This result shows TEF-P core temperature would be less than 327C that the design criterion of temperature.