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PSA of Accidents in the Spent Fuel Pool - EDF Hinkley Point

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HPC-NNBOSL-U0-000-RES-000034 Version 2.0<br />

<strong>PSA</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accidents</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Spent</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong> <strong>Pool</strong><br />

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The frequency <strong>of</strong> boil<strong>in</strong>g is dom<strong>in</strong>ated by <strong>the</strong> contribution from at-power state AB (96%).<br />

In addition, <strong>the</strong> LOCC provides <strong>the</strong> majority contribution (67%) to <strong>the</strong> overall frequency <strong>in</strong><br />

state AB.<br />

The frequency <strong>of</strong> fuel damage is dom<strong>in</strong>ated by <strong>the</strong> contribution from at-power states AB<br />

(52%) and from <strong>the</strong> refuell<strong>in</strong>g state (47%). However, <strong>the</strong> absolute values rema<strong>in</strong> low.<br />

The contribution to <strong>the</strong> overall frequency <strong>in</strong> state AB is 17% and <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> refuell<strong>in</strong>g state is<br />

18%.<br />

4.4.4.6 Loss <strong>of</strong> Offsite Power<br />

LOOP<br />

Frequency <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong> Damage<br />

(/r.y)<br />

Frequency <strong>of</strong> Boil<strong>in</strong>g<br />

(/r.y)<br />

AB 2.14E-10 1.13E-05<br />

C 2.42E-12 1.28E-07<br />

D 7.76E-13 4.10E-08<br />

E/2 1.14E-12 6.00E-08<br />

REF 1.97E-10 1.69E-07<br />

OVERALL 4.15E-10 1.17E-05<br />

The frequency <strong>of</strong> boil<strong>in</strong>g is dom<strong>in</strong>ated by <strong>the</strong> contribution from <strong>the</strong> at-power state AB<br />

(97%). However, <strong>the</strong> contribution for <strong>the</strong> overall frequency <strong>in</strong> state AB is low (4%).<br />

The frequency <strong>of</strong> fuel damage is dom<strong>in</strong>ated by <strong>the</strong> contributions from <strong>the</strong> at-power state<br />

AB (52%) and <strong>the</strong> refuell<strong>in</strong>g state (47%). Moreover, <strong>the</strong> contribution to <strong>the</strong> overall<br />

frequency <strong>in</strong> state AB is 76% and <strong>the</strong> contribution to overall frequency <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> refuell<strong>in</strong>g<br />

state is 74%.<br />

The contribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> long Loss Of Offsite Power events to <strong>the</strong> frequency <strong>of</strong> fuel<br />

damage <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> fuel pool has <strong>in</strong>creased by about 200%. This is ma<strong>in</strong>ly l<strong>in</strong>ked to <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>itiat<strong>in</strong>g event frequency for long LOOP, which has <strong>in</strong>creased from 1E-03/r.y<br />

to 5E-03/r.y [Ref. 8].<br />

4.4.4.7 Loss <strong>of</strong> Ultimate Heat S<strong>in</strong>k<br />

LUHS<br />

Frequency <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong> Damage<br />

(/r.y)<br />

Frequency <strong>of</strong> Boil<strong>in</strong>g<br />

(/r.y)<br />

AB 2.38E-13 9.30E-07<br />

C 3.67E-15 1.45E-08<br />

D 3.16E-20 1.23E-13<br />

E/2 4.35E-20 1.70E-13<br />

REF 1.50E-15 1.58E-11<br />

OVERALL 2.43E-13 9.45E-07<br />

The frequency <strong>of</strong> boil<strong>in</strong>g is dom<strong>in</strong>ated by <strong>the</strong> contribution from at-power state AB (98%).<br />

However, <strong>the</strong> contribution for <strong>the</strong> overall frequency <strong>in</strong> state AB is low (0.3%).<br />

The frequency <strong>of</strong> fuel damage is dom<strong>in</strong>ated by <strong>the</strong> contribution from at-power state AB<br />

(98%). However, <strong>the</strong> contribution to <strong>the</strong> overall frequency <strong>in</strong> state AB is only 0.1%.<br />

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