压水堆一回路卸压措施影响因素研究

研究压水堆一回路管道小小破口失水事故叠加辅助给水失效导致的高压堆芯熔化严重事故进程，对比验证不同严重事故缓解措施入口温度条件下一回路卸压缓解途径的充分性和有效性，并确认较佳的一回路冷却系统（RCS）降压途径。结果显示，以低于650℃的温度作为降压缓解措施入口条件，可及时恢复可能的堆芯冷却能力。一、二回路卸压效果分析表明，考虑了长期衰变热移出注水流量和堆芯过冷度要求，较佳的卸压配置为初期打开一列稳压器卸压阀，同时迅速恢复辅助给水并开启蒸汽发生器卸压阀。      

稳压器卸压阀卸压效果研究

基于国际上模拟严重事故瞬态过程最详细的机理性程序SCDAP/RELAP5/MOD3.1,主要分析研究了核电站未紧急停堆的预期瞬变(ATWS)初因(失去主给水、失去厂外电和控制棒失控提升)叠加辅助给水失效导致的堆芯熔化严重事故进程,并验证阻止ATWS导致堆芯熔化进程的一次侧卸压缓解措施的充分性和有效性.计算分析结果显示,一列稳压器卸压阀不足以充分降低一回路压力,压力仍然停留在10MPa以上,存在很大高压熔堆的风险.增加一列卸压阀可把一回路压力降低到3MPa左右,安注系统得以投入,及时有效地阻止堆芯熔化进程,降低了高压熔堆风险.分析结果还显示高压安注系统的投入对一回路卸压具有重要影响.     

反应堆一回路卸压中高温蒸汽对设备可用性影响研究

针对压水堆核电厂全厂断电同时叠加汽动给水泵失效典型高压熔堆事故序列评估了一回路卸压策略的有效性,并针对卸压策略实施中影响严重事故管理的实施与效果的关键设备所处的严重事故环境条件进行了分析。结果表明:开启不同列数稳压器安全阀可以使一回路有效卸压;堆芯热电偶能较准确地测量出650℃的堆芯出口温度,可以为一回路卸压等严重事故缓解措施的投入确定时间,但在全厂断电同时叠加汽动给水泵失效事故后期可能发生超量程现象;稳压器安全阀在高温蒸汽作用下有可能发生失效,通过开启较多列数的安全阀有助于降低该风险;在全厂断电同时叠加汽动给水泵失效事故中,为稳压器安全阀供电的蓄电池容量是影响主系统卸压实施效果的重要因素,其容量能否维持长时间的一回路卸压需要进行详细评估。     

核电厂严重事故下卸压对氢气产生的影响分析

研究了1000MWe压水堆核电厂在典型的高压严重事故序列下卸压对氢气产生的影响。分析结果表明,开启1列、2列和3列卸压阀进行一回路卸压均会在堆芯熔化进程的3个阶段导致氢气产生率的明显增大：1）堆芯温度1500～2100K;2）堆芯温度2500～2800K;3）从形成由硬壳包容的熔融池（2800K）到熔融物向压力容器下封头下落。开启卸压阀的列数越多,氢气产生率的增大越明显。     

压水堆核电站完全丧失给水引发的严重事故研究

采用严重事故最佳估算程序RELAP5/SCDAPSIM/MOD3.2，建立美国Surry-2核电站的详细计算模型，对完全丧失给水（TLFW）引发的堆芯熔化事故进行研究分析。为准确预测压力容器内堆芯熔化的进程，为二级概率安全评价提供可信的初始条件，计算中考虑了一回路压力边界的蠕变破裂失效，并评价了人为干预对堆芯熔化进程及事故后果的影响。计算结果表明，由完全丧失给水引发的压水堆核电站严重事故不会出现人们担心的高压熔堆；反应堆压力容器下封头的失效位置不是在其底部，而是在其侧面；通过打开稳压器释放阀对一回路实施主动卸压能够大大推迟事故的进程。     

压水堆核电厂严重事故卸压阀能力评估

在百万千瓦级压水堆核电厂中为防止高压熔堆严重事故发生时发生高压熔喷(HPME)和安全壳直接加热(DCH),参考EPR堆型在稳压器上额外设置严重事故卸压阀(SADV),对主系统进行快速卸压。建立百万千瓦级压水堆核电厂事故分析模型,选取丧失厂外电叠加汽动辅助给水泵失效,一回路管道小破口以及丧失主给水三条典型严重事故序列,进行系统热工水力及卸压能力分析。计算结果表明:如果不开启严重事故卸压阀,三条事故序列在压力容器下封头失效时一回路压力均较高,有发生高压熔喷和安全壳直接加热的风险。根据严重事故管理导则开启严重事故卸压阀,可以有效降低一回路压力,三条事故序列均可以防止高压熔喷和安全壳直接加热发生。针对卸压阀阀门面积的影响进行分析,表明阀门面积减小到4.8×10-3 m2后下封头失效时RCS压力会有所增加,仍然能够满足RCS的卸压要求,且可延迟下封头失效时间。     

波动管小破口失水事故实验研究

在模块化小型反应堆非能动安全系统综合模拟实验装置上进行波动管小破口尺寸失水事故实验,研究波动管小破口失水事故过程中的热工水力现象和非能动安全系统运行特性。模块化小型反应堆发生失水事故后,压力平衡管和安注管线内流体的密度差可以驱动堆芯补水箱(CMT)内的冷流体注入反应堆压力容器,压力平衡管裸露后CMT安注流量出现波动;安注箱(ACC)的安注对事故初期的堆芯冷却效果显著;经自动卸压系统卸压后,内置换料水箱(IRWST)可以对堆芯进行持续稳定的安注和冷却。研究结果表明:波动管小破口失水事故中,非能动安注系统可以对堆芯进行有效注水,并带走堆芯衰变热量。     

IVR策略下一回路晚期再注水压力风险分析

参考某百万千瓦级核电厂设计,针对堆内熔融物滞留（IVR）策略投入后晚期（即压力容器下封头已形成熔融池的情况下）可能的一回路再注水场景开展分析,研究晚期再注水的一回路压力响应。通过与不实施再注水事故工况的对比分析,综合评估实施再注水时间、再注水流量及严重事故泄压阀开启数量对一回路的压力影响,得到了各措施的影响规律,并针对严重事故管理策略提出建议。      

小型堆稳压器波动管双端破口试验研究

开展了模块化小堆稳压器波动管双端破口试验研究,获得了非能动安全系统的事故响应特性和一回路系统参数变化。试验研究结果表明,在稳压器波动管双端破口极端工况条件下,中压安注箱能在短时间内提供较大的稳定安注流量,及时补充系统水装量;高压安注系统运行过程比较复杂,安注流量与堆芯补水箱压力平衡管线内介质状态和中压安注系统运行状态密切相关,在1.7 h内呈间歇注入运行状态。在整个事故过程中,堆芯一直处于淹没状态,模块化小堆非能动安全系统能够确保稳压器波动管在双端破口极端工况条件下的堆芯安全。      

三代压水堆核电厂稳压器快速卸压系统功能扩展研究

我国某三代压水堆核电厂设置了稳压器快速卸压系统用于严重事故下一回路快速卸压,本文以该核电厂为研究对象,基于概率安全分析（PSA）应用于核电厂设计改进中的一般方法和流程,围绕将稳压器快速卸压系统功能扩展到一回路充排卸压操作,作为稳压器安全阀卸压备用手段这一改进方案,开展PSA建模分析和可行性评价及论证。结果表明,这一改进方案可以大幅度降低核电厂的堆芯损伤频率,且未新增负面效应,是可行的,可予以实施。建议核电厂充分挖掘现有系统设备潜能,进一步提高核电厂的安全性和经济性。      

基于耦合CFD-FEM方法的严重事故下RPV蠕变失效风险评估

核电站严重事故发生后,反应堆压力容器（RPV）的剩余固壁在高温差、内压、熔池重量等的作用下可能发生蠕变失效。本文以CPR1000 RPV为研究对象,基于FLUENT软件二次开发求解反应堆压力容器下封头烧蚀温度场,然后基于ANSYS Workbench开展耦合CFD-FEM力学分析,求解严重事故下RPV烧蚀温度场稳定后72 h内的等效应力、等效塑性应变和等效蠕变应变,并评估了RPV的蠕变失效风险。结果表明：当堆坑注水等措施投运后,RPV剩余固壁在72 h内不会发生蠕变失效和塑性变形失效,有效卸压可明显提升RPV结构完整性的安全裕度。     

Risk Assessment of Creep Failure for RPV under Severe Accident Condition Based on Coupled CFD-FEM Method

After a reactor core melt accident, creep failure may occur in the residual solid wall of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) under the influence of high temperature difference, internal pressure and the weight of the molten pool. In this work, the CPR1000 RPV was used as a research object. The ablation temperature field of the lower head of RPV was solved through the secondary development of the FLUENT software. And then, a CFD-FEM coupling analysis was carried out based on ANSYS Workbench software. The equivalent stress, the equivalent plastic strain and the equivalent creep strain of the RPV within 72 h under severe accident after the wall ablation and temperature field distribution formed stably were calculated. The risk of creep failure of the RPV was evaluated. The results show that when the reactor pit water injection measure puts into operation, the residual solid wall of the RPV will not experience creep failure and plastic deformation failure within 72 h, and besides, the pressure relief can significantly increase the safety margin of the structural integrity of the RPV.     

Analysis of the in-vessel phase of SAM strategy for a Korean 1000 MWe PWR

This study focuses on the in-vessel phase of severe accident management (SAM) strategy for a hypothetical 1000 MWe pressurized water reactor (PWR). To examine the effectiveness of SAM strategy, it is necessary to identify and assess epistemic and aleatory uncertainties. The selected scenario is a station blackout (SBO) and the corresponding SAM strategy is reactor coolant system (RCS) depressurization followed by water injection into the reactor pressure vessel (RPV). The analysis considers the depressurization timing and the flow rate and timing of in-vessel injection for scenario variations. For the phenomenological uncertainties, the core melting and relocation process is considered to be the most important phenomenon in the in-vessel phase of SAM strategy. Accordingly, sensitivity analyses are carried out to assess the impact of the cutoff porosity related to the flow area of core node (EPSCUT), the critical temperature (TCLMAX) and the minimum fraction of oxidized Zr (FZORUP) for cladding rupture, and the flag to divert gas flows in the core to the bypass channel (FGBYPA) on the core melting and relocation process. In this study, the effect of injection time on the integrity of RPV has been examined based on the quantification of the scenario and phenomenological uncertainties.     

严重事故条件下安全壳响应模拟研究

压水堆核电厂发生严重事故期间,从主系统释放的蒸汽、氢气以及下封头失效后进入安全壳的堆芯熔融物均对安全壳的完整性构成威胁。以国内典型二代加压水堆为研究对象,采用MAAP程序进行安全壳响应分析。选取了两种典型的严重事故序列：热管段中破口叠加设备冷却水失效和再循环高压安注失效,堆芯因冷却不足升温熔化导致压力容器失效,熔融物与混凝土发生反应（MCCI）,安全壳超压失效;冷管段大破口叠加再循环失效,安全壳内蒸汽不断聚集,发生超压失效。通过对两种事故工况的分析,证实了再循环高压安注、安全壳喷淋这两种缓解措施对保证安全壳完整性的重要作用。     

An interpretation of Fukushima-Daiichi Unit 3 plant data covering the two-week accident-progression phase based on correction for pressure data

Water columns were adopted in the pressure measurement system of Fukushima-Daiichi Unit 3 to compensate for evaporation/condensation during normal operation. Some of these water columns evaporated partially during the accident condition jeopardizing correct understanding on actual pressure. Through inter-comparison of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) and suppression chamber (S/C) pressures with drywell (D/W) pressure, such water-column-change effect was evaluated. From this evaluation, correction for the specific effect was developed for RPV and S/C pressure data. With this corrected pressure, slight pressure difference among RPV, S/C, and D/W during the accident transient was evaluated. This information of pressure difference was then integrated with other available data, such as water level, containment atmosphere monitoring system, and environmental dose rate in the Fukushima-Daiichi site, into an interpretation of accident progression behavior focusing on RPV and primary containment vessel pressurization/depressurization and radioactive material release to environment. It is suggested that dryout of in-vessel and ex-vessel debris was likely causing pressure decrease on one hand, and S/C water poured into pedestal heated by relocated debris was a likely cause of pressurization on the other hand. Cyclic reflooding of pedestal debris and its dryout was likely leading to the cyclic pressure change lasting several times until the final debris reflooding.     

堆内捕集器对压力容器中子辐照影响分析

严重事故下为实现堆内熔融物滞留,可采用堆内捕集器(IVCC)的策略。捕集器属压力容器的一部分,属不可更换设备,需长期在堆内受中子辐照。本文通过对典型压水堆压力容器模型和带IVCC的压力容器模型的比较,发现IVCC不会改变压力容器内快中子通量,不会对压力容器的辐照造成影响。且IVCC使得压力容器的热中子通量明显减小,降低了压力容器的整体辐照水平。这说明IVCC对压力容器的辐照性能不会产生不利影响,反而有助于防止压力容器的老化。     

熔融物堆内滞留条件下压力容器变形

熔融物堆内滞留(In-Vessel Retention,IVR)已经成为第三代反应堆一项关键的严重事故缓解策略,而压力容器外部冷却(External Reactor Vessel Cooling,ERVC)技术则是保证IVR得以成功实施的关键。当发生堆芯熔化时,高温熔融物对压力容器(Reactor Pressure Vessel,RPV)下封头的热冲击会导致RPV壁面和由其构成的外部冷却通道的形状发生变化,使局部传热恶化,进而造成IVR的失效。因此,有必要对IVR条件下RPV壁面的变形进行研究。本文利用有限元软件ANSYS对RPV进行了几何建模、温度场分析和力学场分析。结果表明,在RPV外部实现冷却、内部实现泄压的前提下,壁面变形为13.85-18.75 mm。在1 MPa内压的作用下,高温蠕变会使壁面变形随时间增大,但其增量有限。热膨胀是造成壁面变形的主要因素。     

承压热冲击下压水堆压力容器壁面换热特性的数值模拟研究

为了研究压水堆因安注冷水直接注入反应堆压力容器下降环腔而导致的承压热冲击（PTS）热工水力问题，基于1∶10比例模型，应用计算流体力学商用软件FLUENT5．4进行了紊流流动换热的数值模拟分析，同时进行了常压传热实验研究。针对下降环腔折算流速0．5m/s，安注流速10m/s的典型工况，研究了压力容器下降环腔的壁面换热特性。通过分析下降环腔内的流动及混合特性，从流动机理上解释了压力容器内壁上准重接触点附近换热强烈的现象，并指出壁面换热强弱与近壁流体紊流脉动动能密切相关，为热冲击分析提供参考。     

Evaluation of intentional depressurization strategy in Chinese 600 MWe PWR NPP

Intentional depressurization is one of the effective strategies in preventing high-pressure melt ejection (HPME) and direct containment heating (DCH), which is most feasible for the operating nuclear power plants (NPPs) in China. In order to evaluate this strategy of a Chinese 600 MWe PWR NPP, the plant model is built using SCDAP/RELAP5 code. ATWS, SBO, SGTR and SLOCA are selected as the base cases for analysis of intentional depressurization. The results show that opening safety valves of pressurizer manually when the core exit temperature exceeds 922 K can reduce the RCS pressure effectively and prevent the occurrence of HPME and DCH. Several uncertainties such as the operability of safety valves, ex-vessel failure and the transitory rise of RCS pressure are also analyzed subsequently. The results show that the opening of the safety valves can be initiated normally and that opening three safety valves is a more favorable strategy in the event of possible failure of one or more of the safety valves; the probability of ex-vessel failure is reduced after intentional depressurization is implemented; the transitory rising of reactor coolant system (RCS) pressure when the molten core materials relocate to the lower head of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) will not influence the effect of depressurization.