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Brumm, S.*; Gabrielli, F.*; Sanchez Espinoza, V.*; Stakhanova, A.*; Groudev, P.*; Petrova, P.*; Vryashkova, P.*; Ou, P.*; Zhang, W.*; Malkhasyan, A.*; et al.
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 211, p.110962_1 - 110962_16, 2025/02
The completed Horizon-2020 project on "Management and Uncertainties of Severe Accidents (MUSA)" has reviewed uncertainty sources and Uncertainty Quantification methodology for the purpose of assessing Severe Accidents (SA). The key motivation of the project has been to bring the advantages of the Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty approach to the field of Severe Accident. The applications brought together a large group of participants that set out to apply uncertainty analysis (UA) within their field of SA modelling expertise, in particular reactor types, but also SA code used (ASTEC, MELCOR, etc.), uncertainty quantification tools used (DAKOTA, RAVEN, etc.), detailed accident scenarios, and in some cases SAM actions. This paper synthesizes the reactor-application work at the end of the project. Analyses of 23 partners are sorted into different categories, depending on whether their main goal is/are (i) uncertainty bands of simulation results; (ii) the understanding of dominating uncertainties in specific sub-models of the SA code; (iii) improving the understanding of specific accident scenarios, with or without the application of SAM actions; or, (iv) a demonstration of the tools used and developed, and of the capability to carry out an uncertainty analysis in the presence of the challenges faced. The partners' experiences made during the project have been evaluated and are presented as good practice recommendations. The paper ends with conclusions on the level of readiness of UA in SA modelling, on the determination of governing uncertainties, and on the analysis of SAM actions.
Luu, V. N.; 中島 邦久
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 426, p.113402_1 - 113402_7, 2024/09
A field assessment at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station revealed high radioactivity on the concrete shield plugs, which is estimated above 20 PBq for Cs-137 at units 2 and 3. This leads to significant interest in the retention of Cs on concrete during severe accidents (SA). However, the interaction of CsOH, as one of the main Cs forms released in SA, with concrete surfaces at elevated temperatures remains poorly researched. In this study, we have experimentally investigated the deposition behavior of CsOH on CaCO, which is the primary phase existing on the surface of concrete, under humid atmosphere. As a result, the chemical reaction enhanced deposition rate (N), and increased linearly with CsOH concentration (C), as following expression: N(g/cm・s) = vC, where v is temperature-dependent deposition velocity as given by ln v (cm/s) = -3785.8/T + 3.766, for T in the range of 170 and 290 C. This empirical model can be integrated into severe accident codes to quantify the chemical trapping of cesium on concrete surfaces during ex-vessel release. Moreover, it can contribute to understanding the reasons behind the high dose rate on concrete shield plugs at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power stations and aid in developing effective decommissioning practices for concrete structures.
石田 真也; 内堀 昭寛; 岡野 靖
第28回動力・エネルギー技術シンポジウム講演論文集(インターネット), 4 Pages, 2024/06
本研究では、炉心損傷事故の起因過程から遷移過程までの一貫解析も可能な炉心損傷挙動評価モジュールの開発を行い、ナトリウム冷却高速炉のシビアアクシデント時の原子炉全体の挙動を一貫して評価する解析コードSPECTRAに導入した。本モジュールを含むSPECTRAの統合的な妥当性確認の一環として、混合酸化物(MOX)燃料炉心における炉心流量喪失時原子炉停止機能喪失事象(ULOF)を対象とした解析を実施し、冷却材の沸騰から燃料ピンの破損、損傷領域の拡大に至るまでの高速炉の炉心損傷事故を評価するための機能がSPECTRAに備わっていることを確認した。
石田 真也; 深野 義隆; 飛田 吉春; 岡野 靖
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 61(5), p.582 - 594, 2024/05
被引用回数:1 パーセンタイル:63.33(Nuclear Science & Technology)To improve the safety of future SFRs, the development of SFRs with low void reactivity has been promoted. Small SFRs can have a negative void coefficient of reactivity, so the analysis of the CDA event sequence in small SFRs is valuable for the investigation of the reactor characteristics for the future research and development of SFRs. In this study, the typical initiating events of a CDA in small SFRs were evaluated with the computational code, SAS4A. The event progression of ULOF and UTOP in the low void reactivity reactor is found to be slow due to the effective operation of the negative reactivity feedback and the absence of significant positive reactivity insertion. No power excursion occurs in the initiating phase. In ULOF, the cladding melt and relocation behavior becomes more important for the evaluation of the event progression due to its positive reactivity.
Li, N.*; Sun, Y.*; 中島 邦久; 黒崎 健*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 61(3), p.343 - 353, 2024/03
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)福島原子力発電所(1F)事故では、表面積の大きなステンレス鋼(SS304)製の気水分離器や蒸気乾燥器にセシウムが大量に残っている可能性がある。そして、1F廃止措置においてこのようなCsは、放射性粉塵を生成する可能性があるため、安全上問題になることが予想される。しかし、水酸化セシウム(CsOH)の化学吸着により生成した酸化被膜の付着強度については、まだ、明らかになっていない。本研究では、CsOHによる化学吸着がどの程度酸化被膜の付着強度に影響するかスクラッチ試験機を用いて調査した。その結果、CsOHの化学吸着により酸化被膜の付着強度は低下したが、剥離させることはできなかった。
佐藤 一憲; 吉川 信治; 山下 拓哉; 下村 健太; Cibula, M.*; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 414, p.112574_1 - 112574_20, 2023/12
Based on the updated knowledge from plant-internal investigations, experiments and computer-model simulations until now, the in-vessel phase of Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 was analyzed using the MAAP code. In Unit 3, it is considered that ca. 40 percent of UO fuel was molten when core materials relocated to the lower plenum of the reactor pressure vessel. Initially relocated molten materials would have been fragmented by mixing with liquid water, while solid materials would have relocated later on. With this two-step relocation, debris in the lower plenum seems to have been permeable for coolant, thus debris seems to have been once cooled down effectively. Although the present MAAP analysis seems to slightly underestimate core-material oxidation during the relocation period, this probable underestimation was compensated for by an existing study that was considered more reliable, so that more realistic debris conditions in the lower plenum could be obtained. Probable debris reheat-up behavior was evaluated based on interpretation of the pressure data. This evaluation predicted that the fuel debris in the lower plenum was basically in solid-phase at the time when it relocated to the pedestal. With this study, basic validity of the former prediction of the Unit 3 accident progression behavior was confirmed, and detailed boundary conditions for future studies addressing the later phases were provided.
勝村 庸介*; 高木 純一*; 細見 憲治*; 宮原 直哉*; 駒 義和; 井元 純平; 唐澤 英年; 三輪 周平; 塩津 弘之; 日高 昭秀*; et al.
日本原子力学会誌ATOMO, 65(11), p.674 - 679, 2023/11
本委員会では、東京電力ホールディングス株式会社(東電)福島第一原子力発電所(1F)事故後の 核分裂生成物(FP)挙動を予測可能な技術に高めて廃炉作業に貢献することと、1F事故進展事象の把握で得られた情報をソースターム(ST)の予測技術の向上に反映させ、原子炉安全の一層の向上に繋げることを目標とした活動を実施している。この2年間では、これまでの12年間の1F実機調査や1F関連研究で得られた情報を調査し、1F廃炉における燃料デブリやFP挙動の予測、及びST予測精度向上に必要な課題として「FPの量・物質収支と化学形態」「サンプリング目的とデータ活用」「環境への移行経路」を摘出した。今後、これらの課題の解決に向けた道筋の議論を進める。
丸山 結; 杉山 智之*; 島田 亜佐子; Lind, T.*; Bentaib, A.*; Sogalla, M.*; Pellegrini, M.*; Albright, L.*; Clayton, D.*
Proceedings of 20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20) (Internet), p.4782 - 4795, 2023/08
The Analysis of Information from Reactor Buildings and Containment Vessels of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) (ARC-F) project was initiated in January 2019 for three years with 22 signatories from 12 countries. Three main tasks were implemented in the ARC-F project, which were relevant to 1) refinement of analysis for accident scenarios and associated fission product (FP) transport and dispersion, 2) compilation and management of data and information, and 3) discussion for the next-phase project. Various activities were performed in Task 1, covering improvement of analysis for accident scenarios, and in-depth analyses for specific phenomena such as in-vessel melt progression, molten core/concrete interaction, FP transport and source term, hydrogen combustion and atmospheric dispersion of FPs. Through these studies, analyses for accident scenarios with severe accident codes were refined and important phenomena with large uncertainties were clarified. In order to share well selected and organized information from the FDNPS with the project partners, two databases, information source database and sample database, were built under Task 2. The analysis techniques including the separation of iodine species were developed also in Task 2 and applied to the analysis of FPs in several samples taken from the FDNPS. The next-phase project was discussed in Task 3, resulting in launching the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Information Collection and Evaluation (FACE) project. The FACE project officially started in July 2022 with the participation of 23 organizations from 12 countries and the European Commission.
南上 光太郎; 塩津 弘之; 丸山 結; 杉山 智之; 岡本 孝司*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(7), p.816 - 823, 2023/07
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)For proper source term evaluation, we constructed the theoretical model to estimate the mass transfer coefficient of gaseous iodine species under two-phase flow conditions, which complicates the direct experimental measurements. The mass transfer speed is determined by the product of the overall mass transfer coefficient and the interfacial area. By using the ratio of two gas components, the interfacial area, which is an important parameter that is difficult to measure, can be canceled out and the ratio of their overall mass transfer coefficients can be obtained. This ratio is expected to be equal to the ratio of their diffusion coefficients. Therefore, the unknown mass transfer coefficient such as iodine species can be estimated using the diffusion coefficients of two gas components and the reference mass transfer coefficient such as O. We carried out the experiments using the bubble column to confirm this relationship. From the results in this study, we confirmed that the ratio of the overall mass transfer coefficient was in good agreement with the ratio of diffusion coefficient under the bubbly flow conditions. Using this relationship confirmed in this study, we estimated the mass transfer coefficient of I, one of the iodine species.
山下 拓哉; 本多 剛*; 溝上 暢人*; 野崎 謙一朗*; 鈴木 博之*; Pellegrini, M.*; 酒井 健*; 佐藤 一憲; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Technology, 209(6), p.902 - 927, 2023/06
被引用回数:2 パーセンタイル:84.55(Nuclear Science & Technology)The estimation and understanding of the state of fuel debris and fission products inside the plant is an essential step in the decommissioning of the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F). However, the direct observation of the plant interior, which is under a high radiation environment, is difficult and limited. Therefore, in order to understand the plant interior conditions, a comprehensive analysis and evaluation is necessary, based on various measurement data from the plant, analysis of plant data during the accident progression phase and information obtained from computer simulations for this phase. These evaluations can be used to estimate the conditions of the interior of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) and the primary containment vessel (PCV). Herein, 1F Unit 3 was addressed as the subject to produce an estimated diagram of the fuel debris distribution from data obtained about the RPV and PCV based on the comprehensive evaluation of various measurement data and information obtained from the accident progression analysis, which were released to the public in November 2022.
Li, C.-Y.; 渡部 晃*; 内堀 昭寛; 岡野 靖
Proceedings of 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE30) (Internet), 10 Pages, 2023/05
Quantitative assessment of the effect of accident management on the various external hazards is essential in the nuclear safety analysis. This study aims to establish the dynamic probabilistic risk assessment methodology for sodium-cooled fast reactors that can consider the transient plant status under continuous external hazards with corresponding countermeasures operating stochastically. Specifically, the Continuous Markov chain Monte Carlo (CMMC) and Deterministic and Stochastic Petri Nets (DSPN) methods are newly applied to the severe accident analysis code, SPECTRA, which can conduct dynamic plant evaluation in the different severe accident conditions of nuclear reactors, to develop an evaluation methodology for typical external hazards. In the DSPN-CMMC-SPECTRA coupled frame, the latest safety functions of the plant components/systems can be stochastically determined by the DSPN-CMMC grounded on the current plant states under continuous hazard and the interaction between the multi-state components/systems; then, SPECTRA can evaluate the following plant state determined by the latest safety function of the components/systems. Therefore, the advantage of this newly developed DSPN-CMMC-SPECTRA frame is having the capability to quantitatively and stochastically evaluate the transient accident progressions that potentially lead to the core damage under the continuous external hazard scenario. As for the preliminary exam on the DSPN-CMMC-SPECTRA frame, one of the typical external hazards of continuous volcanic ashfall is selected in this research. In addition, the numerical investigation of alternative accident management' effects has also been carried out and quantitatively confirmed in this research.
伊藤 あゆみ*; 山下 晋; 田崎 雄大; 垣内 一雄; 小林 能直*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(4), p.450 - 459, 2023/04
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)The rapid dissolution of UO in molten Zr that could occur during fuel-cladding liquefaction at high temperatures and its kinetics were reformulated considering the convective mass transfer and the chemical effect at the UO/Zr interface. The mass transfer coefficient of U was obtained as a correlation including the aspect ratio term by CFD analysis. To explain the gap between the rapid dissolution rate observed in the experiments and the density-driven convective mass transfer, we introduced an idea in which the eutectic melting at the UO/Zr interface promotes the grain detachment owing to infiltration of the U-Zr-O liquid into the UO grain boundaries. The developed model was validated with UO-Zr crucible experiments at 2273 and 2373 K. The calculated mass percentage ratios of U/Zr agreed with the measurements and the transition times from rapid saturation to precipitation were consistent with the metallographic observations.
石田 真也; 深野 義隆; 飛田 吉春; 岡野 靖
Proceedings of 2023 International Congress on Advanced in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2023) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2023/04
One of the effective design measures against core disruptive accident (CDA) is to decrease void reactivity, and a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) with low void reactivity has been developed to improve reactor safety for future SFR. The evaluation of small SFRs, which can have a negative void reactivity coefficient, is useful to examine the reactor characteristics for future research and development. The event progression of unprotected loss of flow (ULOF), which is a typical initiating event of CDA, was analyzed by the SAS4A code. In comparison with a general behaviour of large SFR with relatively higher positive void reactivity, it was confirmed that the low void reactivity reactor has the following characteristics: (1) Event progression becomes slow and mild. (2) Positive reactivity insertion by a cladding melting and relocation has larger importance. (3) Generating mechanical energy during the initiating phase becomes less likely to occur.
三輪 周平; 唐澤 英年; 中島 邦久; 木野 千晶*; 鈴木 恵理子; 井元 純平
JAEA-Data/Code 2021-022, 32 Pages, 2023/01
東京電力福島第一原子力発電所の原子炉内におけるセシウム分布のより正確な予測に向けて、核分裂生成物の化学挙動データベースECUMEに格納されているステンレス鋼へのセシウム化学吸着モデルをシビアアクシデント解析コードSAMPSONに組み込んだ。改良モデルを組み込んだSAMPSONにより、当該モデルを構築した実験の結果を再現し、コードに誤りが無いことを確認した。また、SAMPSONに組み込まれた改良モデルのセシウム化学着挙動解析への有効性を確認するため、温度勾配管を有する装置を用いた実験の解析を実施した。改良モデルを組み込んだSAMPSONにより、実験の結果を再現し、SAMPSONにおけるノードジャンクションの設定方法、エアロゾル生成モデル、CsOH蒸気の飽和蒸気圧等の計算方法等の解析方法、そして改良モデルがセシウム化学吸着挙動解析に適用可能であることを確認した。また、セシウムがシビアアクシデント後に水相を介して移行したことから、原子炉内におけるセシウム分布を予測するためには、セシウム沈着物の水への溶解性の評価が前提となる。このため、ステンレス鋼へのセシウム化学吸着生成物の水への溶解性を調べた。ステンレス鋼304へのセシウム化学吸着生成物は、873Kから973Kで水溶性の高いCsFeO、973Kから1273Kで水溶性の低いCsFeSiO、1073Kから1273Kで水溶性の低いCsSiOであることが分かった。これらの結果から、セシウム化学吸着量に影響を与える原子炉内温度やCsOH蒸気種濃度のようなシビアアクシデント解析条件に応じて、セシウム化学吸着生成物の水への溶解性を予測できる可能性を得た。
松本 俊慶; 川部 隆平*; 岩澤 譲; 杉山 智之; 丸山 結
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 178, p.109348_1 - 109348_13, 2022/12
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)シビアアクシデント時の溶融物関連事象を評価するためにFCIコードであるJASMINEの機能拡張を行った。溶融物の冷却性評価ではキャビティ床面上における粒子状・アグロメレーション・ケーキ状デブリ質量割合や最終的な幾何形状の予測が必要である。アグロメレーションモデルでは、熱を保有した粒子同士のくっつきを考慮し、組み込んだ。もう一つのモデル改良は拡がりモデルの改良である。浅水方程式を導入し、拡がり先端部のクラスト成長に基づく拡がり停止条件を組み込んだ。調整係数の最適化のためにスウェーデンKTHにおいて実施されたDEFOR-A及びPULiMS実験を参照した。JASMINEコードによる実験解析では共通のパラメータセットで良い再現性が得られ、主要な現象は適切にモデル化されたことを示した。
南上 光太郎; 石川 淳; 杉山 智之; Pellegrini, M.*; 岡本 孝司*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 59(11), p.1407 - 1416, 2022/11
被引用回数:7 パーセンタイル:89.36(Nuclear Science & Technology)To appropriately evaluate the amount of radioactive iodine released into the environment, we extended the current pool scrubbing model to consider revolatilization at bubble surfaces due to bubbly flow generated in the suppression pool, and the effect of revolatilization by bubbly flow was quantitatively evaluated using a station black out sequence in this work. Gaseous iodine species are produced in the suppression pool in an accident. They are gradually released from the pool surface, but when a large amount of gas flows from the drywell into the suppression pool, the revolatilization of gaseous iodine dissolved in the pool water is promoted by bubbly flow. The results of this study indicated that the release amount of iodine immediately after suppression chamber (S/C) vent operation increased by up to 134 times when considering the revolatilization effect associated with bubbly flow. These results were due to the increase in the gas-liquid interfacial area at bubble surfaces and the overall mass transfer coefficients under two-phase flow conditions due to bubbly flow. It was shown that caution is required for early S/C vent operation.
中村 秀夫; Bentaib, A.*; Herranz, L. E.*; Ruyer, P.*; Mascari, F.*; Jacquemain, D.*; Adorni, M.*
Proceedings of International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety; Strengthening Safety of Evolutionary and Innovative Reactor Designs (TIC 2022) (Internet), 10 Pages, 2022/10
The WGAMA activity achievements have been published as technical reports, becoming reference materials to discuss innovative methods, materials and technologies in the fields of thermal-hydraulics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and severe accidents (SAs). The International Standard Problems (ISPs) and Benchmarks of computer codes have been supported by a huge amount of the databases for the code validation necessary for the reactor safety assessment with accuracy. The paper aims to review and summarize the recent WGAMA outcomes with focus on new advanced reactor applications including small modular reactors (SMRs). Particularly, discussed are applicability of major outcomes in the relevant subjects of passive system, modelling innovation in CFD, severe accident management (SAM) countermeasures, advanced measurement methods and instrumentation, and modelling robustness of safety analysis codes. Although large portions of the outcomes are considered applicable, design-specific subjects may need careful considerations when applied. The WGAMA efforts, experiences and achievements for the safety assessment of operating nuclear power plants including SA will be of great help for the continuous safety improvements required for the advanced reactors including SMRs.
山下 拓哉; 佐藤 拓未; 間所 寛; 永江 勇二
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 173, p.109129_1 - 109129_15, 2022/08
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)Decommissioning work occasioned by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) accident of March 2011 is in progress. Severe accident (SA) analysis, testing, and internal investigation are being used to grasp the 1F internal state. A PWR system that refers to the TMI-2 accident is typical for SA codes and testing, on the other hand, a BWR system like 1F is uncommon, understanding the 1F internal state is challenging. The present study conducted the ELSA-1 test, a test that focused on damage from eutectic melting of the liquid metal pool and control rod drive (CRD), to elucidate the lower head (LH) failure mechanism in the 1F accident. The results demonstrated that depending on the condition of the melt pool formed in the lower plenum, a factor of LH boundary failure was due to eutectic melting. In addition, the state related to the CRD structure of 1F unit 2 were estimated.
Li, C.-Y.; 渡部 晃*; 内堀 昭寛; 岡野 靖
第26回動力・エネルギー技術シンポジウム講演論文集(インターネット), 4 Pages, 2022/07
シビアアクシデントに至る可能性のある事故シナリオを同定し、その発生頻度を評価することは重要な課題である。本研究ではナトリウム冷却高速炉を対象とし、時間依存や事象の相互依存性を考慮できる動的PRA評価手法の確立を目指す。具体的には過酷事故解析コードSPECTRAに対して新たに連続マルコフ連鎖モンテカルロ(CMMC)を適用し、外部ハザードに対する解析手法を開発する。現在、崩壊熱除去系における空気冷却器のフォルトツリーモデルをCMMCとして実装し、火山降灰に対するプラント過渡特性の試行解析が終了した。
石田 真也; 深野 義隆
日本機械学会論文集(インターネット), 88(911), p.21-00304_1 - 21-00304_11, 2022/07
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。