Abstract
Necessity of demonstration test to evaluate the structural integrity of a basket for accident conditions arose during license approval procedure for the WSPP's dry storage facility named MACSTOR/KN-400. A drop test facility for demonstration was constructed in KAERI site and demonstration tests for basket drop were conducted. As the upper welding region of a loaded basket was collided with a dropped basket during the drop test, the welding in this region was fractured and leakage happened after the drop test. The enhancement of basket design was needed since the existing basket design was not able to satisfy the performance requirement. The directions for design modification were determined and six enhanced designs were derived based on these directions. Structural analyses and specimen tests for each enhanced design were conducted. By evaluating structural analysis results and test results, one among six enhanced designs was decided as a final design for revision. The final design was the one to reduce the height of central post of a basket and to decrease the impact velocity with a dropped basket. Test basket models were fabricated with accordance with the final enhanced design. Additional demonstration test was performed for this test model and all the performance requirements were satisfied.
월성원자력본부의 조밀건식저장시설인 MACSTOR/KN-400의 인허가 과정에서 사고조건에 대한 바스켓의 안전성 평가를 위한 실증시험의 필요성이 제기되었다. 실증시험을 위한 낙하시험시설을 한국원자력연구원에 설치하고 바스켓 낙하 실증시험을 수행하였다. 실증시험 결과 실린더 내 적재 바스켓의 상부 용접부가 낙하 바스켓과 충돌하여 파손되고 누설이 발생하였다. 기존 바스켓이 실증시험에서 누설율 성능요건을 만족하지 못함에 따라 바스켓의 설계 개선안 도출이 필요하게 되었다. 설계 개선을 위한 방향을 선정하고 이에 기초하여 6 종류의 설계 개선안을 도출하였다. 개별 설계 개선안에 대하여 구조해석 및 시편시험을 수행하였다. 구조해석 및 시편시험의 결과를 바탕으로 최종설계안을 확정하였다. 최종설계안은 바스켓의 중앙 포스트의 높이를 감소하여 낙하 바스켓과의 충돌속도를 감소시키는 설계안이었다. 최종설계안에 대한 시험모델을 제작하여 낙하실증시험을 재수행한 결과 모든 성능요건을 만족하였다.
