Study on the discharge behavior of the molten-core materials through the control rod guide tube; Investigations of the effect of an internal structure in the control rod guide tube on the discharge behavior

加藤 慎也; 松場 賢一; 神山 健司; Akaev, A.*; Vurim, A.*; Baklanov, V.*

Proceedings of 13th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-13) (Internet), 12 Pages, 2022/09

炉心崩壊事故(CDA)における溶融炉心物質の原子炉内保持(IVR)はナトリウム冷却高速炉の安全性を高めるために最も重要である。IVRを確保するための主要な課題の一つは、溶融炉心物質を炉心領域から効率的に排出するための制御棒案内管(CRGT)の設計である。CRGTの設計の有効性はCDA解析によって評価されるが、この解析には試験研究と連携した計算機コードの開発が合理的である。そこで、EAGLE-3プロジェクトと呼ばれる共同研究において、CRGTを介した溶融炉心物質の流出挙動を課題の一つとして試験研究が進められてきた。本試験研究で得られた知見はSIMMERコードの開発に反映される。このプロジェクトでは、CRGTを通じた溶融炉心物質の流出挙動を把握するために、溶融アルミナを燃料模擬物質とした一連の炉外試験が行われた。本研究では、CRGT内の内部構造物が溶融炉心物質の流出挙動に与える影響を調べるため、内部構造物を有するダクトを溶融アルミナが流下する炉外試験のデータを分析した。さらに、SIMMERコードによる試験後の解析を行い、試験結果との比較を行った。

Validation of analysis models on relocation behavior of molten core materials in sodium-cooled fast reactors based on the melt discharge experiment

五十嵐 魁*; 大貫 涼二*; 堺 公明*; 加藤 慎也; 松場 賢一; 神山 健司

Proceedings of 2020 International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 2020) (Internet), 6 Pages, 2020/08

https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE2020-16440

In order to improve the safety of nuclear power plants, it is necessary to make sure measures against their severe accidents. Especially, in the case of a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), there is a possibility of significant energy release due to formation of a large-scale molten fuel pool accompanied by re-criticality in the event of a core disruptive accident (CDA). It is important to ensure in-vessel retention that keeps and confines damaged core material in the reactor vessel even if the CDA occurs. CDA scenario initiated by Unprotected Loss Of Flow (ULOF), which is a typical cause of core damage, is generally categorized into four phases according to the progression of core-disruptive status, which are the initiating, early-discharge, material-relocation and heat-removal phases for the latest design in Japan. During the material-relocation phase, the molten core material flows down mainly through the control rod guide tube and is discharged into the inlet coolant plenum below the bottom of the core. The discharged molten core material collides with the bottom plate of the inlet plenum. Clarification of the accumulation behavior of molten core material with such a collision on the bottom plate is important to reduce uncertainties in the safety assessment of CDA. In present study, in order to make clear behavior of core melt materials during the CDAs of SFRs, analysis was conducted using the SIMMER-III code for a melt discharge simulation experiment in which low-melting-point alloy was discharged into a shallow water pool. This report shows the validation results for the melt behavior by comparing with the experimental data.

Numerical simulation on self-leveling behavior of mixed particle beds using multi-fluid model coupled with DEM

Phan, L. H. S.*; 大原 陽平*; 河田 凌*; Liu, X.*; Liu, W.*; 守田 幸路*; Guo, L.*; 神山 健司; 田上 浩孝

Proceedings of 12th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-12) (USB Flash Drive), 12 Pages, 2018/10

燃料デブリベッドの自己平坦化挙動は、ナトリウム冷却高速炉(SFR)での炉心崩壊事故(CDA)の安全評価における主要現象の1つである。SIMMERコードはSFRのCDA解析のために開発され、安全評価のみならずCDA時の主要な伝熱流動現象の数値解析に適切に適用されてきた。しかしながら、SIMMERの流体モデルは、個々の粒子特性のみならず、粒子間の強い相互作用を表現することは困難である。この問題を解決するため、SIMMERの多流体モデルと粒子に対する個別要素法(DEM)とを結合させた新しい手法を開発し、多相流における流体と粒子との相互作用および粒子挙動を適切に評価することを試みてきた。本研究では、DEMと結合したSIMMERコードの多流体モデルを検証するため、円筒状の粒子ベッドにガスを吹き込んだ自己平坦化試験シリーズの数値シミュレーションを行った。さらに検証を進める必要があるが、シミュレーション結果と試験結果とは適切に一致し、デブリベッドの自己平坦化を評価する手法としての潜在的な可能性を示した。DEMと結合したSIMMERコードは、SFRで粒子ベッドに関する安全評価のための次世代の計算手法として期待される。

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.

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

Proceedings of 24th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-24) (DVD-ROM), 10 Pages, 2016/06

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 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.

A Numerical study on local fuel-coolant interactions in a simulated molten fuel pool using the SIMMER-III code

Cheng, S.; 松場 賢一; 磯崎 三喜男; 神山 健司; 鈴木 徹; 飛田 吉春

Annals of Nuclear Energy, 85, p.740 - 752, 2015/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.06.030

Studies on local fuel-coolant interactions (FCI) in a molten pool are crucial to the analyses of severe accidents that could occur for sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). To clarify the characteristics of this interaction, in recent years a series of simulated experiments, which covers a variety of conditions including much difference in water volume, melt temperature, water subcooling and water release site (pool surface or bottom), was conducted at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency by delivering a given quantity of water into a molten pool formed with a low-melting-point alloy. In this study, motivated by acquiring further evidence for understanding its mechanisms, interaction characteristics including the pressure-buildup as well as mechanical energy release and its conversion efficiency, are investigated using the SIMMER-III, an advanced fast reactor safety analysis code. It is confirmed that, similar to experiments, the water volume, melt temperature and water release site are observable to have remarkable impact on the interaction, while the role of water subcooling seems to be less prominent. The performed analyses also suggest that the most probable reason leading to the limited pressurization and resultant mechanical energy release for a given melt and water temperature within the non-film boiling range, even under a condition of much larger volume of water entrapped within the pool, should be primarily due to an isolation effect of vapor bubbles generated at the water-melt interface.

A Preliminary evaluation of unprotected loss-of-flow accident for a prototype fast-breeder reactor

鈴木 徹; 飛田 吉春; 川田 賢一; 田上 浩孝; 曽我部 丞司; 松場 賢一; 伊藤 啓; 大島 宏之

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 47(3), p.240 - 252, 2015/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2015.03.001

In the original licensing application for the prototype fast-breeder reactor, MONJU, the event progression during an unprotected loss-of-flow (ULOF), which is one of the technically inconceivable events postulated beyond design basis, was evaluated. Through this evaluation, it was confirmed that radiological consequences could be suitably limited even if mechanical energy was released. Following the Fukushima-Daiichi accident, a new nuclear safety regulation has become effective in Japan. The conformity of MONJU to this new regulation should hence be investigated. The objectives of the present study are to conduct a preliminary evaluation of ULOF for MONJU, reflecting the knowledge obtained after the original licensing application through CABRI experiments and EAGLE projects, and to gain the prospect of In-Vessel Retention (IVR) for the conformity of MONJU to the new regulation. The preliminary evaluation in the present study showed that no significant mechanical energy release would take place, and that thermal failure of the reactor vessel could be avoided by the stable cooling of disrupted-core materials. This result suggests that the prospect of IVR against ULOF, which lies within the bounds of the original licensing evaluation and conforms to the new nuclear safety regulation, will be gained.

ナトリウム冷却MOX燃料大型炉心の再臨界回避方策の評価

藤田 朋子

JNC TN9400 2000-038, 98 Pages, 2000/04

JNC-TN9400-2000-038.pdf:7.49MB

実用化戦略調査研究の一環として、有力な候補プラントの1つであるナトリウム冷却MOX燃料大型炉心について、再臨界回避方策の評価を実施した。実証炉の炉心崩壊事故解析等による従来の知見から、流量低下型事象時に炉停止に失敗し、大規模な溶融燃料プールが形成されて初めて、径方向揺動等による燃料の移動集中が生じ、厳しい即発臨界現象に至る可能性があることが分かっている。再臨界の可能性を排除するために、炉心物質の再配置を制御するCMR(Controlled Material Relocation)概念に基づいた再臨界回避方策の候補として、内部ダクト付き集合体、LAB(下部軸ブランケット)一部削除型集合体が提案されている。これらの方策についてSIMMER-IIIコードを用いた予備解析を実施し、CMR有効性の比較検討を行った。検討した候補のうち、内部ダクト付き集合体が最も燃料流出が早く、再臨界回避方策として有力である見通しを得た。LAB一部削除集合体でも、若干燃料流出は遅くなるが有望な候補である。しかしながら、中央ピンにUAB(上部軸ブランケット)を残す場合は、炉心下方でのFCIによって炉心燃料領域内に燃料が再流入するため、炉心性能へ著しい影響を与えない限り、中央ピンのUABも削除する方が良い。中央ピンの燃料軸長の長短が燃料流出挙動に与える影響は小さく、むしろUAB有無の影響が重要である。

SIMMER-III Analytic Equation-of-State Model

守田 幸路; 飛田 吉春; 近藤 悟; E.A.Fischer*

JNC TN9400 2000-005, 57 Pages, 1999/05

JNC-TN9400-2000-005.pdf:2.92MB

高速炉安全解析コードSIMMER-IIIで使用する解析的状態方程式(EOS)モデルを開発した。汎用的な熱力学的関数式を使用した本モデルは、計算効率を犠牲にすることなく、幅広い温度および圧力領域での炉心物質の熱力学的特性を充分な精度で記述し、基本的な熱力学的関係を満足するように設計されている。本報告書では、このEOSモデルと結合した圧力反復計算の流体力学アルゴリズムについても記述した。二酸化ウラン、混合酸化物燃料、ステンレス鋼およびナトリウムの臨界点までのEOSデータについては、最新でかつ最も信頼できるデータに基づき、基本的な熱力学的関係を用いて求めた。EOSデータの熟力学的整合性と精度についても既存データと比較することで議論した。

動燃技報 No.103

not registered

PNC TN1340 97-003, 101 Pages, 1997/09

PNC-TN1340-97-003.pdf:12.06MB

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