• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.292-309
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• 1987

A large dry PWR containment response analysis for postulated severe accidents was performed as part of the Zion Risk Rebaselining study for input to the U.S. NRC's "Reactor Risk Reference Document," NUREG-1150. The Methodologies used in the present work were developed as part of the Severe Accident Risk Reduction Program (SARRP) at Sandia National Laboratory specifically for the Surry Plant, but they were extrapolated to Zion. Major steps of the quantification of risk from a nuclear power plant are first outlined. Then, the methodologies of containment response analysis for severe accidents used for Zion are described in detail: major features of the containment event tree (CET) analysis codes and CET quantification procedures are summarized. In addition, plant specific features important to containment response analysis are presented along with the containment loading and performance issues included in the present uncertainty analysis. Finally, a brief summary of the results of deterministic and statistical containment event tree analysis is presented to provide a perspective on the large dry PWR containment response for postulated severe accidents.accidents.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.388-391
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• 2011

이 논문에서는 인도의 BARC에서 가압중수형 격납건물의 선형탄성 거동 및 균열의 발생형상과 극한내압 평가를 위해서 건설한 1/4 축소모델 격납건물에 대하여 실험한 결과와 유한요소 해석에 의한 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 유한요소 해석은 상용프로그램인 ABAQUS를 이용하였고 각각의 구조재료에 대한 수치 해석모델을 작성하여 내압해석을 수행하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05b
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• pp.374-378
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• 1996

피동 원자로용기 냉각계통은 원자로 용기를 둘러싸고 있는 격납공기 외부가 공기에 자연순환에 의해 냉각하는 방식으로 공기 흐름 구동력은 원자로용기의 외부 유로의 공기와 주변 대기와의 밀도 차이에 의하여 피동적으로 형성됨에 따라 높은 작동 신뢰성이 보장된 개념으로서 본 연구에서는 공기입구 위치에 따른 영향 및 격납용기와 유로 벽면간의 복사 효과 까지를 고려 할 수 있도록 해석 모형을 개선 시키고 개선된 모형을 이용하여 계통을 구성하는 설계인자들이 계통의 성능 및 크기에 미치는 영향등을 분석하였다. 이러한 분석을 통하여 공기의 입구 위치가 계통의 열제거용량에 미치는 영향, 상향공기 유로에서의 복사 열전달 고려 유무가 해석 결과에 미치는 영향 그리고 설계인자와 계통 성능간의 상관성을 밝혔다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.103-111
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• 2014

In this study, the probabilistic internal pressure fragility analysis was performed by using the non-linear finite element analysis method. The target structure is one of the containment buildings of typical domestic pressurized water reactors(PWRs). The 3-dimensional finite element model of the containment building was developed with considering the large equipment hatches. To consider uncertainties in the material properties and structural capacities, we performed the sensitivity analysis of the ultimate pressure capacity with respect to the variation of four important uncertain parameters. The results of the sensitivity analysis were used to the selection of the probabilistic variables and the determination of their probabilistic parameters. To reflect the present condition of the tendon pre-stressing force, the data of the pre-stressing force acquired from the in-service inspections of tendon forces were used for the determination of the median value. Two failure modes(leak, rupture) were considered and their limit states were defined to assess the internal pressure fragility of target containment building. The internal pressure fragilities for each failure mode were evaluated in terms of median internal pressure capacity, high confidence low probability of failure(HCLPF) capacity, and fragility curves with respect to the confidence levels. The HCLPF capacity was 115.9 psig for leak failure mode, and 125.0 psig for rupture failure mode.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.18 no.2_spc
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• pp.237-245
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• 2020

Metal seals are the main components that establish the containment boundary in bolted casks, which store spent nuclear fuel. These seals are degraded by heat and radiation. In addition, creep occurs when the seals are exposed to intense heat for an extended period. This creep results in the stress relaxation of the seals, which consequently impairs the seal integrity. The stress relaxation can reduce the sealing performance of the metal seal, which can further cause leakage in the storage cask. Moreover, the reduction of bolt tension leads to sealing performance degradation. In this study, the results of high-temperature-accelerated tests were obtained to evaluate the containment integrity of metal seals and the decrease in bolt tension. During the tests, the leakage rate, bolt strain, and ambient temperature of the metal seals were measured and analyzed. The metal seals were found to maintain containment integrity for 50 years of storage. The validity of the acceleration test was also investigated.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.445-452
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• 2010

In this paper an assessment of the internal pressure fragility of the CANDU type containment buildings is performed. The uncertainties of the performance of the containment buildings, material properties and tendon characteristics are referred from the in-service reports of Wolsung Unit 1. The containment buildings are modeled as a three-dimensional finite elements with considering the major opening and penetrations. A new method to evaluate the probabilistic fragility of the massive structural system is developed. The fragility curves of the target containment building are presented with repect to the failure modes and reliability levels. The center of wall is reveled as the most weak structural component of the containment building in the sense of the rupture and catastrophic rupture failure modes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1999.05a
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• pp.189-189
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• 1999

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.47-56
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• 2001

In order to assure the safety of NPP structures, margin of safety or conservatism is incorporated in each design step. Seismic risk evaluation of NPP structures is performed based on the realistic capacity and response of structure eliminated the safety margin and conservatism. In this study, the comparative study on the various evaluation methods of the inelastic energy absorption capacity was performed. The inelastic energy absorption capacity due to the nonlinear behavior of structures has significant effect on the results of seismic probabilistic risk assessment. And the comparison study of the HCLPF(high confidence of low probability of failure) values according to the inelastic energy absorption factors was performed. As a conclusion, the inelastic energy absorption factor of NPP containment structure is estimated about 1.5~1.75. It is essential to estimate the nonlinear behavior of structure and its ductility factor correctly for the seismic risk assessment.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.369-380
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• 2019

When a extreme loading such as blast is applied to prestressed concrete (PSC) structures and infrastructures for an instantaneous time, serious property damages and human casualties occur. However, a existing design procedure for PSC structures such as prestressed containment vessel (PCCV) and gas storage tank do not consider a protective design for extreme internal blast scenario. Particularly, an internal blast is much more dangerous than that of external blast. Therefore, verification of the internal blast loading is required. In this paper, the internal blast resistance capacity of PSC member is evaluated by performing internal blast tests on RC and bi-directional PSC scaled down specimens. The applied internal blast loads were 22.68, 27.22, and 31.75 kg (50, 60, and 70 lbs) ANFO explosive charge at 1,000 mm standoff distance. The data acquisitions include blast pressure, deflection, strain, crack patterns, and prestressing force. The test results showed that it is possible to predict the damage area to the structure when internal blast loading occurs in PCCV structures.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05b
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• pp.362-367
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• 1996

CANDU-6형 원자력발전소인 월성 2,3,4호기 비상급수계통의 성능을 평가하기 위하여 설계기능 수행과 관련된 변수로서 격납건물내 집수조(sump) 온도와 열수송계통으로 주입되는 냉각재온도를 사용한 분석을 수행하였다. 이 온도들은 NTU(Number of Transfer Unit)방법을 이용한 비상노심 냉각계통 열교환기의 열전달속도와 열전달계수의 해석을 열평형관계식과 함께 조합한 프로그램을 사용하여 계산하였다. 또한 증기발생기 급수량과 추후 수조에 공급되는 보충수에 대한 설계요건을 검토하였다. 이러한 변수와 설계요건은 비상급수계통이 발전소 정상 열제거기능 상실후 노심의 붕괴열제거에 유효한 열침원으로서의 기능을 수행함을 보여 주었다. 또 격납건물의 건전성 유지와 관련된 집수조내 최고온도가 허용치 이하로 유지되었다.