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Research on Mitigation Measures for Severe Accident Source Terms of Small Modular Reactor

  • Tao Xu
  • , Dujuan Han
  • , Bin Zhang
  • , Junlong Wang
  • , Jiajia Liu
  • , Yirui Wu
  • , Chao Tian
  • , Mingming Xia
  • , Haifu Ma
  • Nuclear Power Institute of China

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Small modular reactor (ACP100), as a key scientific and technological project of third-generation nuclear power technology of China National Nuclear Corporation, must achieve the purpose of eliminating large-scale radioactive substances release. In order to meet this requirement, it is necessary to study the source term release and mitigation of small modular reactor in severe accident. In this paper, ISAA code is used to model the small modular reactor, and the typical severe accident sequence is selected to simulate the accident and calculate the source term. Containment spray and double containment model are set up respectively. The feasibility and effectiveness of the two measures on the source term mitigation are illustrated by comparing the source term results. The calculation results show that containment spray and double containment can significantly alleviate the release of radionuclides under severe accident conditions, and can play a role in reducing radioactivity. Meanwhile, for double containment, the leak rate from the inner containment to the annular space has a great impact on the mitigation of the source terms. To reduce the release of the source term to the environment, it should be reduced as far as possible.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 23rd Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, Volume 2 - PBNC 2022
EditorsChengmin Liu
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages1159-1168
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789811987793
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event23rd Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, PBNC 2022 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 1 Nov 2022 → 4 Nov 2022

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
Volume284 SPPHY
ISSN (Print)0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

Conference

Conference23rd Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, PBNC 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period1/11/22 → 4/11/22

Keywords

  • Mitigation measures
  • Sensitivity analysis
  • Severe accident
  • Small modular reactor
  • Source term calculation

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