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Creep Analysis for the Pressurized Water Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Canister

가압경수로 고준위페기물 처분용기에 대한 크립해석

  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

In this paper, a structural analysis for the pressurized water reactor(PWR) spent nuclear fuel disposal canister which is deposited under the 500m deep underground is carried out to predict the creep deformation of the canister while the underground water and swelling bentonite pressure are applied on the canister. Usually the creep deformation may be caused due to the Pressure and the high heat applied to the canister even though additional external loads are not applied to the canister. These creep deformations depend on the time. In this paper, oかy the underground water and bentonite swelling Pressure are considered for the creep deformation analysis of the canister, because the heat distribution inside canister due the spent fuel is not simple and depends on time. A proper creep function is adopted for the creep analysis. The creep analysis is carried out during $10^8$ seconds. The creep analysis results show that the creep strains are very small and these strains occur usually in the lid and bottom of the canister not in the cast iron insert. A much smaller strain is found in the cast iron insert. Hence, the creep deformation doesn't affect the structural safety of the canister, and also the creep stress which shows the stress relaxation phenomenon doesn't affect the structural safety of the canister.

본 논문에서는 깊은 지하 500m에 처분된 가압경수로(PWR) 고준위폐기물 처분용기에 지하수압과 벤토나이트 팽윤압이 가해지는 동안 처분용기에 발생하는 크립변형을 예측하기 위하여 처분용기에 대한 구조해석을 수행하였다. 보통 이러한 크립변형은 처분용기에 추가적인 외력이 작용하지 않더라도 처분용기에 작용하는 압력과 내부의 높은 열에 의하여 발생될 수 있다. 처분용 기내부의 열분포의 복잡성 덴 시간의존성으로 인하여 일단 외부 지하수압 및 팽윤압만 고려하여 크립해석을 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 적당한 크립함수를 사용하였으며, 해석은 1억$(10^8)$초 동안 수행하였다. 해석결과 1억초 동안 발생하는 크립 변형률은 매우 작으며 주희 처분용기의 위아래 덮개에 발생함을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 처분용기의 구조강도에 중요한 내부 주철삽입물에는 훨씬 더 작은 미소한 변형률만 발생하여 처분용기에 발생하는 크립변형은 처분용기의 구조적인 안전성에는 큰 영향을 미치지 않음을 알 수 있었다. 해석 초기에 처분용기 내에 급격히 응력이 증가하여 최고치에 도달한 후 잠깐동안 이 응력 값을 유지하다가 그 이 후에는 급격히 응력 값이 감소하는 응력이완현상을 보이고 있기 때문에 발생 응력 측면에서도 전혀 처분용기의 구조적인 안전성에 문제가 없음이 확인되었다.

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