ナトリウム冷却高速炉の炉心損傷初期過程の研究(過出力時炉停止失敗事象に対するSAS4Aコードの妥当性確認)

Study on initiating phase of core disruptive accident (Validation study of SAS4A code for the unprotected transient overpower accident)

石田 真也  ; 深野 義隆  

Ishida, Shinya; Fukano, Yoshitaka

炉心損傷事故(CDA)の初期の段階である起因過程の評価に係る解析コードSAS4Aに関しては、これまでにCDAの代表的な事象である流量喪失時炉停止失敗事象(ULOF)に対してPIRT手法を適用し、評価手法の信頼性向上が図られている。本研究では、PIRT手法を用いてUTOPの分析を行って物理現象を抽出するとともに、それらの物理現象にランク付けを行って8つの重要現象を抽出し、ULOFとの違いを明らかにした。さらに、抽出した重要現象に対して評価マトリクスを作成し、評価マトリクスに沿って妥当性確認を行った。評価マトリクスの作成においては、UTOPの重要現象に対してULOFの評価マトリクスで網羅されていない部分に対して妥当性確認を行った。本研究によって、SAS4Aをより広範な事故事象へ適用することが可能となり、当該コードの信頼性を大きく向上させることができた。

In previous studies, the reliability and validity of the SAS4A code was enhanced by applying Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT) approach to the Unprotected Loss of Flow (ULOF). SAS4A code has been developed to analyze the early stage of Core Disruptive Accident (CDA), which is named Initiating Phase (IP). In this study, PIRT approach was applied to Unprotected Transient over Power (UTOP), which was one of the most important and typical events in CDA as well as ULOF. The phenomena were identified by the investigation of UTOP event progression and physical phenomena relating to UTOP were ranked. 8 key phenomena were identified and the differences in ranking between UTOP and ULOF were clarified. The code validation matrix was completed and an SAS4A model, which was not validated in ULOF, was identified and validated. SAS4A code became applicable to various scenarios by using PIRT approach to UTOP and the reliability and validity of SAS4A code were significantly enhanced.