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<strong>atw</strong> Vol. 62 (<strong>2017</strong>) | Issue <strong>12</strong> ı December<br />
ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY 752<br />
Case<br />
no.<br />
In-vessel injection<br />
flow rate<br />
Onset of in-vessel<br />
injection<br />
Vessel<br />
Failure<br />
| | Tab. 4.<br />
Analysis Results according to In-Vessel Injection Timing with Flow Rate of 30 kg/sec.<br />
Maximum molten<br />
mass in core<br />
Molten mass in core<br />
at 72 hours<br />
C01 30 kg/sec 3.5 hr (<strong>12</strong>604 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0.1 ton<br />
C02 30 kg/sec 4.5 hr (16204 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0.1 ton<br />
C03 30 kg/sec 5.5 hr (19804 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0.1 ton<br />
C04 30 kg/sec 6.5 hr (23404 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0.1 ton<br />
C05 30 kg/sec 7.5 hr (27004 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0.4 ton<br />
C06 30 kg/sec 8.0 hr (28804 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0.2 ton<br />
C07 30 kg/sec 8.5 hr (30604 sec) Not occurred 15.8 ton 9.4 ton<br />
C08 30 kg/sec 9.0 hr (32404 sec) Not occurred 51.9 ton 50.3 ton<br />
Mass of total debris bed<br />
in RPV lower plenum<br />
The first<br />
relocation<br />
moved<br />
to LP<br />
has not occurred.<br />
C09 30 kg/sec 9.5 hr (34<strong>12</strong>5 sec) Not occurred 40.7 ton 0 ton 30.3 ton<br />
C10 30 kg/sec 10.0 hr (35988 sec) Not occurred 40.7 ton 0 ton 50.4 ton<br />
C11 30 kg/sec 10.5 hr (37789 sec) Not occurred 40.7 ton 0 ton 62.5 ton<br />
C<strong>12</strong> 30 kg/sec 11.0 hr (39590 sec) Not occurred 40.7 ton 3.4 ton 64.1 ton<br />
Case<br />
no.<br />
In-vessel injection<br />
flow rate<br />
Onset of in-vessel<br />
injection<br />
Vessel<br />
Failure<br />
Maximum molten<br />
mass in core<br />
Molten mass in core<br />
at 72 hours<br />
D01 50 kg/sec 3.5 hr (<strong>12</strong>604 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0 ton<br />
D02 50 kg/sec 4.5 hr (16204 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0.1 ton<br />
D03 50 kg/sec 5.5 hr (19804 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0 ton<br />
D04 50 kg/sec 6.5 hr (23404 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0 ton<br />
D05 50 kg/sec 7.5 hr (27004 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0.1 ton<br />
D06 50 kg/sec 8.0 hr (28804 sec) Not occurred 6 ton 0.1 ton<br />
D07 50 kg/sec 8.5 hr (30604 sec) Not occurred 13.7 ton 7 ton<br />
D08 50 kg/sec 9.0 hr (32404 sec) Not occurred 55.6 ton 48.4 ton<br />
Mass of total debris bed<br />
in RPV lower plenum<br />
The first<br />
relocation<br />
moved<br />
to LP<br />
has not occurred.<br />
D09 50 kg/sec 9.5 hr (34<strong>12</strong>5 sec) Not occurred 40.7 ton 0 ton 26.8 ton<br />
D10 50 kg/sec 10.0 hr (35988 sec) Not occurred 40.7 ton 0 ton 47.4 ton<br />
D11 50 kg/sec 10.5 hr (37789 sec) Not occurred 40.7 ton 0 ton 61.9 ton<br />
D<strong>12</strong> 50 kg/sec 11.0 hr (39590 sec) Not occurred 40.7 ton 3.1 ton 63.8 ton<br />
| | Tab. 5.<br />
Analysis Results according to In-Vessel Injection Timing with Flow Rate of 50 kg/sec.<br />
are examined. For B01 to B<strong>12</strong> cases,<br />
ten sensitivity analyses are conducted<br />
by changing EPSCUT from 0.00 to<br />
0.25 with a step of 0.05, keeping<br />
TLCMAX parameter at the default<br />
value of 2,500 K. Additionally,<br />
TCLMAX has been varied from<br />
2,200 K to 2,700 K, keeping the<br />
| | Fig. <strong>12</strong>.<br />
Total Debris Mass Accumulated in Lower Plenum as a Function of Timing<br />
for Different In -Vessel Injection Flow Rates.<br />
EPSCUT parameter at the default<br />
value of 0.1. The sensitivity of the<br />
debris mass accumulated in the RPV<br />
lower plenum to these parameters is<br />
shown in Figure 13. The accumulated<br />
mass generally increases as the invessel<br />
injection timing is delayed,<br />
however, the spread can be significant<br />
for different EPSCUT and TCLMAX<br />
values. Unlike the base cases, the<br />
sensitivity study predicts the first<br />
relocation to the lower plenum for<br />
B06, B07, and B08. In accordance<br />
with the base case, B01 to B05, exhibit<br />
no relocation to the lower plenum<br />
irrespective of the values of EPSCUT<br />
and TCLMAX. No specific tendency<br />
can be derived but the results show<br />
the phenomenological uncertainty.<br />
Therefore, considering those uncertainties,<br />
it is necessary to initiate<br />
the in-vessel external injection within<br />
7.5 hours (5.0 hours after entry of a<br />
severe accident) to maintain the RPV<br />
integrity without the first relocation<br />
to the lower plenum. The success<br />
region for the external injection flow<br />
rate and timing is shown in Figure 14.<br />
It is given that the POSRVs are opened<br />
within 30 minutes after the entry<br />
to SAM. The first relocation to the<br />
RPV lower plenum is not occurred if<br />
injection is initiated within 5.0 hours<br />
after the entry to SAM at flow rates<br />
ranging from 10 to 50 kg/sec. The<br />
phenomenological uncertainties considered<br />
indicate that 1.5 hours of<br />
uncertainty regions of the core<br />
relocation.<br />
The mass fraction of metallic layer<br />
in the RPV lower plenum is shown in<br />
Figure 15. It ranges from 14 % to 22 %<br />
in general.<br />
Changing the sensitivity parameters<br />
changes the time of the first<br />
relocation to the RPV lower plenum.<br />
Figure 16 shows the results of Figure<br />
13 as a rearrangement based on<br />
the time of first relocation. As a result,<br />
the in-vessel injections before the first<br />
relocation time show the total debris<br />
in lower plenum from 28 to 80 tons.<br />
The in-vessel injections after the first<br />
relocation time show 51 to 114 tons.<br />
Environment and Safety<br />
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