• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.396-402
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• 1995

영광 3,4호기의 부분충수 운전중 정지냉각계통이 상실되고 가압기 Manway가 개방된 사고에 대하여 RELAP5/MOD3.1.2의 열수력 코드를 이용하여 모의하였다. 계산결과 계통의 압력은 최고 1.74bar 까지 도달하였으며, 사고 발생 후 약 1시간 이후부터 계통은 노심이 노출될 때까지 유사 정상상태를 유지한다. 이때 가압기 Manway를 통해 방출되는 증기량은 약 4 kg/s로 붕괴열의 약 80%를 담당하고 증기발생기 2차측에 의해 나머지 20% 가량 제거된다. 또한 비응축성 가스는 계통에 남아 있는 한 계통의 압력 상승율을 증가시키며, RELAP5/MOD3.1.2 계산결과는 일차계통 전체 냉각재의 약 26 %의 질량오차를 나타냈다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.181.2-181.2
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.281-286
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.115.2-115.2
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05b
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• pp.48-54
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• 1996

가압경수로의 부분충수 운전중 RHR 계통의 기능상실시 사고완화를 위해 가압기 manway와 증기 발생기 출구공동 manway를 동시에 개방한 경우에 대한 실험결과를 CATHAHR2 코드를 이용하여 해석하였다. 해석을 통해 이 경우에 발생하는 물리적 현상을 이해하고 이와 같은 과도기에 대해 코드 예측능력을 평가하므로 써, 실제 원전에서 사고시 적절한 사고대응 방안을 강구하는데 참고가 될 수 있도록 해석적 근거를 제시하고자 한다. 연구결과 CATHARE2 코드는 실험을 통해 관측된 주요 물리적 현상들을 타당하게 예측하였으나, 가압기와 밀림관의 DP를 과대 예측하여 원자로 상부공동의 최대압력을 실험보다 약 7kPa 높게 예측하였다. 노심 노출시간도 노심에서 기포율 분포를 비현실적으로 예측하여 실험보다 약 500초 지연되었다. 실험과 코드의 모의결과를 통하여 노심 노출은 중력주입에 의한 냉각수 보충만으로 충분히 회복될 수 있음을 확인하였다. CATHARE2 코드는 비록 상세한 현상들에 대해 다소 불확실성을 내포하였으나, 전반적인 거동분석에는 타당한 것으로 판단된다. CATHARE 코드는 노심에서 계면 마찰력을 줄임으로써 노심의 차압을 개선할 수 있었고, guide 튜브의 위치를 고온관 중심선과 일치시켜 guide 튜브내 액체의 hold-up 기간을 개선할 수 있었으며, 가압기의 계면 마찰력을 증가시켜서 밀림관에서 "plug and clearing" 현상을 모의할 수 있었다.모의할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.52-59
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• 1996

This paper presents a new approach for assessing the dynamic reliability in a complex system such as a nuclear power plant. The method is applied to a dynamic analysis of the potential accident sequences which may occur during mid-loop operation. Mid-loop operation is defined as an operation to make RCS water level below the top of the flow area of the hot legs at the junction with the reactor vessel for repairs and maintenance of steam generators and reactor coolant pumps for a specific time. The Idea behind this approach consists of both the use of the concept of the performance achievement/requirement correlation and of a dynamic event tree generation method. The assessment of the system reliability depends on the determination of both the required performance distribution and the achieved performance distribution. The quantified correlation between requirement and achievement represents a comparison between two competing variables. It is demonstrated that this method is easily applicable and flexible in that it can be applied to any kind of dynamic reliability problem.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05b
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• pp.277-283
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• 1996

원자력 발전소의 일차계통 부분충수운전시 잔열제거 계통 입구에서 자유수면 와동으로 인해 계통에 공기가 흡입될 수 있으며 이로 인해 계통이 상실되거나 계기에 오차가 유발되어 많은 안전상의 문제를 야기할 수 있다. 이러한 문제들을 해결할 수 있도록 흡입구의 구조를 개선하기 위해 다양한 구조에 대해 실험을 수행한 결과 깔때기 모양과 우회유로를 설치한 경우. 그리고 기존 T자형에 와동 방지판을 부착하는 것이 매우 효과적임이 밝혀졌다. 하지만 깔때기 모양이나 우회유로의 경우는 배관구조의 변경이 필요하여 따라서 기존 발전소나 신설 발전소에 적용시 문제점이 많으므로 필요시 붙이고 불필요하면 제거가능한 탈착식인 다공 와동 방지판을 최종적으로 선정하였다. 이 경우에 대하여 1/4 축소 실험장치로 실험한 결과 운전유량 영역에서 와동의 발생으로 인한 공기흡입과 펌프의 정지를 획기적으로 줄여주는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.137-149
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• 1996

The present study is to analyze an integral test, BETHSY test 6.9c, which represent loss of RURS accident under mid-loop operation. Both the pressurizer manway and the steam generator outlet plenum manway are opened as vent paths in order to prevent the system from pressurization by removing the steam generated in the core. The main purposes are to gain insights into the physical phenomena and identify sensitive parameters. Assessment of capability of CATHARE2 prediction can be established the effective recovery procedures using the code in an actual plant. Most of important physical phenomena in the experiment could be predicted by the CATHARE2 code. The peak pressure in the upper plenum is predicted higher than experimental value by 7 kPa since the differential pressure between the pressurizer and the surge line is overestimated. The timing of core uncovery is delayed by 500 seconds mainly due to discrepancy in the core void distribution. It is demonstrated that openings of the pressurizer manwey and the steam generator manway can prevent the core uncovery using only gravity feed injection. Although some disagreements are found in the detailed phenomena, the code prediction is considered reasonable for the overall system behaviors.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.859-869
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• 1995

The present study is to understand the physical phenomena anticipated during the accident with RHR loss under mid-loop operation in a PWR and, at the same time, to examine the prediction capability of RELAP5/MOD3.1 on such an accident, by simulating an integral test relevant to this accident for reliable analysis in an actual PWR. The selected experiment, i.g. BETHSY Test 6.9a, represents the configuration with the pressurizer manway open and steam generators unavailable during the accident. Accordingly, the results of this ok are sure to contribute to understanding both the key events as well as the sensitive parameters, anticipated in the accident, for validity of the actual analysis. In the simulation result overall behavior as well as major phenomena observed in the experiment have been predicted reasonably by RELAP5/MOD3.1, however, the problem associated with enormous computing time .due to small time step size has been encountered. Besides, the code prediction of higher swollen level in the pressure vessel has given rise to overestimation of both pressurizer level and RCS pressure. Subsequently, overprediction of the break flow through the manway has led to earlier core uncovery than that in the experiment by about 400 seconds. As a whole, it is demonstrated from both the experiment and the analysis that gravity feed has not been sufficient to recover the core level and thus additional forced feed has been necessary in this configuration.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.33-39
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• 2019

An 1,500MW advanced power reactor required the standard design approval by a Korean regulatory body in 2014. The reactor has been designed to have a 4-train independent safety concept and a passive auxiliary feedwater system (PAFS). The full power risk or core damage frequency (CDF) of 1,500MW advanced power reactor has been reduced more than that of APR1400. However, the risk during the low power and shutdown (LPSD) operation should be reduced because CDF of LPSD is about 4.7 times higher than that of internal full power. The purpose of paper is to analysis design alternatives to reduce risk during the LPSD. This paper suggests design alternatives to reduce risk and presents sensitivity analysis results.