Comparative study of unprotected loss of flow accident analysis of 1000 MWe and 500 MWe Fast Breeder Reactor metal (FBR-M) cores and their inherent safety

Sathiyasheela, T. ; Riyas, A. ; Mohanakrishnan, P. ; Chetal, S. C. ; Baldev Raj, (2011) Comparative study of unprotected loss of flow accident analysis of 1000 MWe and 500 MWe Fast Breeder Reactor metal (FBR-M) cores and their inherent safety Annals of Nuclear Energy, 38 (5). pp. 1065-1073. ISSN 0306-4549

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Abstract

Unprotected loss of flow (ULOF) analysis of metal (U-Pu-6% Zr) fuelled 500 MWe and 1000 MWe pool type FBR are studied to verify the passive shutdown capability and its inherent safety parameters. Study is also made with uncertainties (typically 20%) on the sensitive feedback parameters such as core radial expansion feedback and sodium void reactivity effect. Inference of the study is, nominal transient behavior of both 500 MWe and 1000 MWe core are benign under unprotected loss of flow accident (ULOFA) and the transient power reduces to natural circulation based Safety Grade Decay Heat Removal (SGDHR) system capacity before the initiation of boiling. Sensitivity analysis of 500 MWe shows that the reactor goes to sub-critical and the transient power reduces to SGDHR system capacity before the boiling initiation. In the sensitivity analysis of 1000 MWe core, initiation of voiding and fuel melting occurs. But, with 80% core radial expansion reactivity feedback and nominal sodium expansion reactivity feedback, the reactor was maintained substantially sub-critical even beyond when net power crosses the SGDHR system capacity. From the study, it is concluded that if the sodium void reactivity is limited (4.6 $) then the inherent safety of 1000 MWe design is assured, even with 20% uncertainty on the sensitive parameters.

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Keywords:Unprotected Loss of Flow; Inherent Safety; Metal Core; Decay Heat; Sensitivity Analysis; Reactivity Feedback
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