Mechanical properties database of reactor pressure vessel steels related to fracture toughness evaluation

飛田 徹; 西山 裕孝; 鬼沢 邦雄

JAEA-Data/Code 2018-013, 60 Pages, 2018/11

JAEA-Data-Code-2018-013.pdf:1.67MB

原子炉圧力容器の健全性を判断する上で、破壊靱性をはじめとする材料の機械的特性は重要な情報となる。本レポートは、日本原子力研究開発機構が取得した中性子照射材を含む原子炉圧力容器鋼材の機械的特性、具体的には引張試験, シャルピー衝撃試験, 落重試験及び破壊靱性試験の公開データをまとめたものである。対象とした材料は、初期プラントから最新プラント相当の不純物含有量及び靱性レベルで製造されたJIS SQV2A(ASTM A533B Class1)相当の5種類の原子炉圧力容器鋼である。また母材に加え、原子炉圧力容器の内張りとして用いられている2種類のステンレスオーバーレイクラッド材の機械的特性データについても記載した。これらの機械的特性データは、材料ごとにグラフで整理するとともに今後のデータの活用しやすさを考慮して表形式でリスト化した。

Fracture toughness evaluation of heat-affected zone under weld overlay cladding in reactor pressure vessel steel

河 侑成; 飛田 徹; 高見澤 悠; 塙 悟史; 西山 裕孝

Proceedings of 2018 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (PVP 2018), 6 Pages, 2018/07

An evaluation of the fracture toughness of the heat-affected zone (HAZ), which is located under the weld overlay cladding of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV), was performed. Considering inhomogeneous microstructures of the HAZ, 0.4T-C(T) specimens were manufactured from the cladding strips locations, and Mini-C(T) specimens were fabricated from the distanced location as well as under the cladding. The reference temperature (T) values of HAZ for both 0.4T-C(T) and Mini-C(T) specimens were significantly lower than that of the base metal at a quarter thickness by 40C60C. Compared to the literature data that indicated fracture toughness at the surface without overlay cladding and base metal of a quarter thickness in a pressure vessel plate, this study concluded that the welding thermal history showed no significant effect on the fracture toughness of the inner surface of RPV steel.

Experimental study on debris bed characteristics for the sedimentation behavior of solid particles used as simulant debris

Shamsuzzaman, M.*; 堀江 達郎*; 浮池 亮太*; 神山 基紀*; 森岡 徹*; 松元 達也*; 守田 幸路*; 田上 浩孝; 鈴木 徹*; 飛田 吉春

Annals of Nuclear Energy, 111, p.474 - 486, 2018/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2017.09.011

Particle bed characteristics are experimentally investigated for the sedimentation and subsequent bed formation of solid particles, related to the coolability aspects in core-disruptive accidents. Presently a series of experiments with gravity driven discharge of solid particles into a quiescent water pool was performed to evaluate bed formation characteristic in the course of particle sedimentation. We evaluated the effects of the crucial factors: nozzle diameter, particle density, particle diameter and nozzle height on four key quantitative parameters of bed shape: mound dimple area, mound dimple volume, repose angle and mound height to illustrate the role of the crucial factors on forming the particle bed shape. The investigated crucial factors exhibit a significant role that diversifies the particle bed formation process. Based on the data obtained in the experimental observations, we developed an empirical correlation to compare the predicted results with the experimental bed heights. The proposed empirical correlation can reasonably demonstrate the general trend of the experimental bed height. This correlation could be useful to assess the particle bed elevation, and to identify the governing parameters.

Preliminary analysis of the post-disassembly expansion phase and structural response under unprotected loss of flow accident in prototype sodium cooled fast reactor

小野田 雄一; 松場 賢一; 飛田 吉春; 鈴木 徹

Mechanical Engineering Journal (Internet), 4(3), p.16-00597_1 - 16-00597_14, 2017/06

http://doi.org/10.1299/mej.16-00597

For the prototype sodium-cooled fast reactor, MONJU, the mechanical energy and structural response under energetics caused by neutronic power excursion during Unprotected Loss of Flow accident (ULOF) were preliminarily analyzed. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the integrity of the reactor vessel against the mechanical load induced by the energetics. Conservative energy production was assumed in order to confirm the robustness of the safety design of MONJU. Mechanical energy was evaluated with the code in which mechanistic modelling of core expansion was implemented. The mechanical energy, which were obtained by analyzing the expanding behavior of core materials after energetics, were about one order of magnitude below the thermodynamic work potential calculated by assuming isentropic expansion of the fuel vapor to one atmosphere, which was often used as an indicator to express the severity of the energetics. Structural integrity was then evaluated with coupled fluid-structure dynamics code using the obtained mechanical energy. No or very small circumferential residual strain of the reactor vessel was evaluated in most analytical cases, and even in the most conservative energy production case, the residual strain was only 0.008 % so that the integrity of the reactor vessel is maintained. The result obtained in the present study shows that MONJU has enough robustness against the mechanical load under energetics.

高速炉の炉停止失敗事象における炉容器内終息(IVR)に関する検討,1; ATWSにおけるIVR評価の概要

鈴木 徹; 曽我部 丞司; 飛田 吉春; 堺 公明*; 中井 良大

日本機械学会論文集(インターネット), 83(848), p.16-00395_1 - 16-00395_9, 2017/04

https://doi.org/10.1299/transjsme.16-00395

高速炉の炉停止失敗事象(ATWS: Anticipated Transient without Scram)に対して、原子炉容器内での事象終息(IVR: In-Vessel Retention)の成立性を検討した。検討においては、確率論的評価に基づいて冷却材流量喪失時炉停止失敗事象(ULOF: Unprotected Loss of Flow)をATWSの代表事象に選定した上で、総合的安全解析コードや個別物理モデルを活用して炉心損傷時の事象進展を解析し、事故の機械的影響と熱的影響を評価した。本検討の結果から、原子炉容器は機械的にも熱的にも損傷することはなく、IVRが成立する見通しを得ることができた。

Improvements to the simmer code model for steel wall failure based on EAGLE-1 test results

豊岡 淳一; 神山 健司; 飛田 吉春; 鈴木 徹

Proceedings of 10th Japan-Korea Symposium on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Safety (NTHAS-10) (USB Flash Drive), 7 Pages, 2016/11

In this paper, for the purpose establishing more generalized models for the SIMMER code to reproduce the effect of steel component on mixture-to-wall heat transfer in the EAGLE-1 program, the authors performed a model improvement for the SIMMER code to treat the direct contact of the molten steel in a more mechanistic manner. By this model improvement, evaluations with unifying agreement on a result of the EAGLE-1 program using the SIMMER code could be possible.

Specimen size effect on fracture toughness of reactor pressure vessel steel following warm pre-stressing

岩田 景子; 飛田 徹; 高見澤 悠; 知見 康弘; 吉本 賢太郎*; 西山 裕孝

Proceedings of 2016 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (PVP 2016) (Internet), 6 Pages, 2016/07

原子炉圧力容器の破壊靱性に対する高温予荷重効果について評価を行った。1T-CT試験片を用いて様々な熱力学的荷重負荷条件でWPS試験を実施した。得られた結果は4つのWPS工学モデルによる予測値と比較した。また1T-, 0.4T-, 0.16T-CT試験片を用いて予荷重負荷-除荷-冷却-低温再負荷条件で試験片寸法依存性について調査した。試験片寸法による塑性域分布や残留応力分布の違いを解析により明らかにした。

高速炉の炉停止失敗事象における炉容器内終息(IVR)に関する検討,1; ATWSにおけるIVR評価の概要

鈴木 徹; 曽我部 丞司; 飛田 吉春; 堺 公明*; 中井 良大

第21回動力・エネルギー技術シンポジウム講演論文集(USB Flash Drive), 4 Pages, 2016/06

The achievement of In-Vessel Retention (IVR) against Anticipated Transient without Scram (ATWS) is an effective and rational approach in enhancing the safety characteristics of sodium-cooled fast reactors. Based on the Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Level 1 PRA) for a prototype fast-breeder reactor, Unprotected Loss of Flow (ULOF), which is one of the technically inconceivable events postulated beyond design basis, can be selected as a representative event of ATWS. The objective of the present study is to show that no significant mechanical energy release would take place during core disruption caused by ULOF, and that thermal failure of the reactor vessel could be avoided by the stable cooling of disrupted-core materials. As a result of the present evaluation with computational codes and physical models reflecting the knowledge on relevant experimental studies, the prospect of IVR against ULOF was obtained.

Development of the evaluation methodology for the material relocation behavior in the core disruptive accident of sodium-cooled fast reactors

飛田 吉春; 神山 健司; 田上 浩孝; 松場 賢一; 鈴木 徹; 磯崎 三喜男; 山野 秀将; 守田 幸路*; Guo, L.*; Zhang, B.*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 53(5), p.698 - 706, 2016/05

AA2015-0794.pdf:2.46MB

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2016.1143409

炉心損傷事故(CDA)の炉内格納(IVR)はナトリウム冷却高速炉(SFR)の安全特性向上において極めて重要である。SFRのCDAにおいては、溶融炉心物質が炉容器の下部プレナムへ再配置し、構造物へ重大な熱的影響を及ぼし、炉容器の溶融貫通に至る可能性がある。この再配置過程の評価を可能とし、SFRのCDAではIVRで終息することが最も確からしいことを示すため、SFRのCDAにおける物質再配置挙動の評価手法を開発する研究計画が実施された。この計画では、炉心領域からの溶融物質流出挙動の解析手法、溶融炉心物質のナトリウムプール中への侵入挙動、デブリベッド挙動のシミュレーション手法を開発した。

Evaluation of recriticality behavior in the material-relocation phase for Japan sodium-cooled fast reactor

鈴木 徹; 飛田 吉春; 中井 良大

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 52(11), p.1448 - 1459, 2015/11

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2015.1005719

As the most promising concept of sodium-cooled fast reactors, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has selected the advanced loop-type fast reactor, so-called JSFR. Through the evaluation of event progressions during hypothetical Core Disruptive Accident (CDA) under the design extension condition (DEC), a CDA scenario for JSFR has been evaluated. It has already been demonstrated that In-Vessel Retention (IVR) against CDA could be achieved by taking adequate design measures under best estimate conditions. The whole sequence of CDA scenario for JSFR was categorized into four phases according to the progress of core-disruption status. In the third phase, so-called material-relocation phase, the accident events would progress in the subcritical state. However, if the uncertainties about the molten state of core remnant and their discharge behavior outward from core are conservatively superposed, the disrupted core may lead up to recriticality. In the present study, the factors leading to recriticality in the material-relocation phase were investigated using the phenomenological diagrams, and the recriticality behaviors were evaluated through parametric analyses using SIMMER-III/IV codes. The results of parametric analyses suggested that a significant mechanical energy leading to the boundary failure of reactor vessel would not be released even assuming recriticality due to the uncertainties about molten state and discharge behavior. Through the present evaluation of the hypothetical recriticality event, the CDA scenario for JSFR could obtain further robustness from the viewpoint of achieving IVR.