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<strong>atw</strong> Vol. 63 (<strong>2018</strong>) | Issue 2 ı February<br />
6. If the current safe shutdown<br />
capabilities meet or surpass those<br />
stipulated in the regulations, then<br />
proceed to Step 8. If the current<br />
safe shutdown capabilities do<br />
not meet those stipulated in the<br />
regulations, then proceed to<br />
Step 7.<br />
7. Use TRIZ to search for improvement<br />
methods, while taking into<br />
account construction costs and<br />
probable benefits.<br />
8. If the current status of the nuclear<br />
power plant complies with the<br />
basic safety conditions stipulated<br />
in the regulations, then it is<br />
assumed that the plant possesses<br />
satisfactory safe shutdown capability.<br />
4 Empirical results<br />
4.1 Application of knowledge<br />
management<br />
We selected a nuclear power plant for<br />
use as a case study. Fire compartments<br />
were drawn up according to the floor<br />
plan and final safety analysis report<br />
(FSAR) (Table 1). Most nuclear power<br />
plants include the following: containment<br />
or drywell building, reactor<br />
(auxiliary) building, turbine building,<br />
intake structure (screenhouse), fuel<br />
building, diesel generator building. In<br />
principle, if an area is enclosed by<br />
fire-shielding concrete walls, then<br />
smaller fire zones can be drawn up<br />
within the larger fire zone in order to<br />
differentiate between similar paths. In<br />
this case, the original fire compartment<br />
C101 includes numerous rooms.<br />
ESF 4.16KV SWGR ROOM A was designated<br />
fire compartment 5 in order to<br />
re-partition the space according to<br />
their function.<br />
Phase 1: Progress from the macroscopic<br />
system level to the microscopic<br />
equipment level.<br />
Step 1: Define the scope of the<br />
post-fire safe shutdown capacity.<br />
Shutdown objectives include the<br />
following: 1. reactivity control;<br />
2. reactor coolant makeup; 3. reactor<br />
heat removal; 4. process monitoring;<br />
5. supporting functions; 6. achieve hot<br />
Unit<br />
FL<br />
No.<br />
FL<br />
Code<br />
Factory<br />
building<br />
| | Tab. 1.<br />
Examples of partitioning fire compartment in nuclear power plant.<br />
| | Fig. 1.<br />
Application of knowledge management and TRIZ to improve post-fire safe shutdown performance.<br />
standby status and maintain systems<br />
required to (i) prevent fire damage,<br />
(ii) enable the power unit to last<br />
through hot standby status for over<br />
72 hours, and (iii) receive power<br />
from emergency power system;<br />
7. achieve cold shutdown status<br />
and maintain systems required to<br />
prevent fire damage. The above<br />
objectives do not cover the following:<br />
(1) seismic category I criteria,<br />
(2) single failure criteria, or (3) other<br />
plant accidents.<br />
Step 2: Define the core knowledge<br />
parameters of post-fire safe shutdown<br />
capacity.<br />
1) Establish map of interdependence<br />
among systems employed in<br />
post-fire safe shutdown. 2) Define<br />
operating procedures of post-fire safe<br />
shutdown systems and construct<br />
operational flowchart. 3) Define<br />
parameters of post-fire safe shutdown<br />
functions and construct function code<br />
list. 4) Identify function code combinations<br />
required for post-fire safe<br />
shutdown path and construct path<br />
combination table.<br />
Step 3: Refer to existing regulations<br />
NEI-0001 and RG1.189 of<br />
US–NRC to confirm that the post-fire<br />
safe shutdown and wire/circuit<br />
analysis methods are acceptable.<br />
First step: Determine Regulatory<br />
Requirements<br />
Space<br />
FL Name<br />
1 1 C101 CTRL 80' ESSENTIAL CHILLER ROOM A<br />
1 2 C101 CTRL 80' ESF 4.16KV SWGR ROOM A<br />
1 3 C101 CTRL 80' ESF SWGR ROOM A<br />
1 4 C1<strong>02</strong> CTRL 80' ESSENTIAL CHILLER ROOM B<br />
1 5 C1<strong>02</strong> CTRL 80' ESF 4.16KV SWGR ROOM B<br />
The primary regulations include<br />
10 CFR 50 Appendix A, General Criterion<br />
3, and 10 CFR 50 Appendix R.<br />
Second step: Determine SSD<br />
Functions, Systems, and Path<br />
This is meant to ensure that any<br />
single fire within any fire area in the<br />
nuclear power plant does not lead to<br />
incidents such as furnace core meltdown,<br />
loss of reactor cooling water, or<br />
damage to the primary containment<br />
structure. To achieve this objective,<br />
the safe shutdown functions of the<br />
reactor must first be confirmed and<br />
the existing system equipment and<br />
pipelines in the plant analyzed and<br />
combined to form a safe shutdown<br />
path as well as achieve and maintain<br />
the safe shutdown status of the power<br />
unit.<br />
Third step: Select Equipment<br />
Required for Post-Fire Safe shutdown<br />
This equipment is used for post-fire<br />
safe shutdown or to serve as a backup<br />
in the event of fire-induced malfunctions.<br />
Fourth step: Select Wires/Circuits<br />
for Post-Fire Safe shutdown<br />
These wires/circuits are used for<br />
post-fire safe shutdown or to serve as a<br />
backup in the event of fire-induced<br />
malfunctions<br />
Below are the basic assumptions<br />
used in the analysis of post-fire safe<br />
shutdown capacity:<br />
1. Only one fire occurs in the plant at<br />
any one time.<br />
2. In the event of loss of external<br />
power due to fire, systems can<br />
provide backup power for at least<br />
72 hours.<br />
3. The only equipment or system<br />
malfunctions are associated<br />
directly with the fire.<br />
4. After the safe shutdown of the<br />
power unit, there are no additional<br />
accidents due to plant design<br />
OPERATION AND NEW BUILD 97<br />
Operation and New Build<br />
The Application of Knowledge Management and TRIZ for solving the Safe Shutdown Capability in Case of Fire Alarms in Nuclear Power Plants ı Chia-Nan Wang, Hsin-Po Chen, Ming-Hsien Hsueh and Fong-Li Chin