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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2013.28.3.123

Safety Analysis of APR+ PAFS for CDF Evaluation  

Kang, Sang Hee (Advanced Reactor Development Laboratory, KHNP Central Research Institute)
Moon, Ho Rim (Advanced Reactor Development Laboratory, KHNP Central Research Institute)
Park, Young Seop (Advanced Reactor Development Laboratory, KHNP Central Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.28, no.3, 2013 , pp. 123-128 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Advanced Power Reactor Plus(APR+), which is a GEN III+ reactor based on the APR1400, is being developed in Korea. In order to enhance the safety of the APR+, a passive auxiliary feedwater system(PAFS) has been adopted in the APR+. The PAFS replaces the conventional active auxiliary feedwater system(AFWS) by introducing a natural driving force mechanism while maintaining the system function of cooling the primary side and removing the decay heat. As the PAFS completely replaces the conventional AFWS, it is required to verify the cooling capacity of PAFS for the core damage frequency(CDF) evaluation. For this reason, this paper discusses the cooling performance of the PAFS during transient accidents. The test case and scenarios were picked from the result of the sensitivity analysis in APR+ Probabilistic Safety Assessment(PSA). The analysis was performed by the best estimate thermal-hydraulic code, RELAP5/.MOD3.3. This study shows that the plant maintains the stable state without the core damages under the given test scenarios. The results of PSA considering this analysis' results shows that the CDF values are decreased. The analysis results can be used for more realistic and accurate performance of a PSA.
Keywords
APR+; passive auxiliary feedwater system; core damage frequency; RELAP; PSA;
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