Analysis of the criticality of the shipping cask(KSC-7)

KSC-7 사용후핵연료 수송용기 핵임계해석

The criticality of the shipping cask(KSC-7) for transportion of 7PWR spent fuel assemblies has been calculated and analysised on the basis of neutron transport theory. For criticality analysis, effects of the rod pitches, the fixed neutron absorbers(borated sus+boral) were considered. The effective multiplication factor has been calculated by KENO-Va, Mote Carlo method computer code, with the HANSEN-ROACH 16 group cross section set, which was made for personal computer system. The criticality for the KSC-7 cask was calculated in terms of the fresh fuel which was conservative for the aspects of nuclear critility. From the results of criticality analysis, the calculated Keff is proved to be lower than subcritical limit during normal transportation and under hypothetical accident condition. The maximum calculated criticalities of the KSC-7 were lower the safety criticality limit 1.0 recommended by US 10CFR71 both under normal and hypothetical accident condition. Also, to verify the KSC-7 criticality calculation results by using KENO-Va, it was carried out benchmark calculation with experimental data of B & W(Bobcock and Wilcox) company. From the 3s series of calculation of the KSC-7 cask and benchmark calculation, the cask was safely designed in nuclear criticality, respectively.

본 연구에서는 사용후핵 연료를 안전하게 수송할 수 있는 수송용기의 여러 가지 설계 항목중에 수송용기 내부에 장전한 핵연료에 의한 핵임계반응을 방지하기 위한 핵임계해석을 수행하였다. 핵임계 해석에 사용한 HANSEN-ROACH-KENO-Va 전산시스템에 대한 검증계산을 수행하였고 수송용기의 핵임계측면에서의 안전성을 확보하기 위해 가능한 보수적인 가정을 하여 어떠한 경우에도 수송용기에 장전된 핵연료가 임계상태에 도달하지 않도록 수송용기 내부의 구조 및 적절한 핵임계 방지제를 선택하였고 정상수송 및 가상사고 조건 등에 대한 해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과 KSC-7 수송용기 의 설계조건을 만족하고 핵임계측면에서의 안전성을 보장할 수 있는 재료 및 구조에 대한 결론을 해석적으로 도출하였다.