3D crash calculation of stack and reactor building of HTTR

Ono, Masato; Fujiwara, Yusuke; Iigaki, Kazuhiko; Matsumoto, Tetsuro*; Taki, Nobuhiro*

Proceedings of European Research Reactor Conference 2018 (RRFM 2018) (Internet), 7 Pages, 2018/03

Integrity confirmation of building against the crash of flying object due to the tornado was carried out by formulas which calculate by simple shape. However, there was no study on crash calculation using complex shape such as the stack and reactor building. In this study, the crash calculation was carried out by a real shape model of High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) stack and reactor building using three-dimensional analysis code (VPS: Virtual Performance Solution). In the calculation, parameters of VPS were conservatively set in accordance with the formulas, which are formulated based on results of crash experiments and approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Authority. The crash calculation of stack and reactor building of HTTR was carried out using VPS. As a result, the integrity of building against the crash by stack was confirmed.