The 5MW nuclear heating reactor is an integral natural circulation reactor. The rupture of the coolant penetrating tube is a typical accident causing coolant loss. When the water level drops down to the upper edge of...The 5MW nuclear heating reactor is an integral natural circulation reactor. The rupture of the coolant penetrating tube is a typical accident causing coolant loss. When the water level drops down to the upper edge of the inlet of the heat exchanger, the natural circulation stops. This influences the core cooling and the stability of the main loop. A series of tests showed that there is a stable drop of pressure, and the heated element temperature is not too high to cause burnout. But the backward flow or flow oscillation in the primary coolant circuit occurs when the flow breaks completely in the end. The whole flow process is described and the mechanism is discussed.展开更多
Nuclear reactor safety(NRS)and the branch accident analysis(AA)constitute proven technologies:these are based on,among the other things,long lasting research and operational experience in the area of water cooled nucl...Nuclear reactor safety(NRS)and the branch accident analysis(AA)constitute proven technologies:these are based on,among the other things,long lasting research and operational experience in the area of water cooled nuclear reactors(WCNR).Large break loss of coolant accident(LBLOCA)has been,so far,the orienting scenario within AA and a basis for the design of reactors.An incomplete vision for those technologies during the last few years is as follows:Progress in fundamentals was stagnant,namely in those countries where the WCNR were designed.Weaknesses became evident,noticeably in relation to nuclear fuel under high burn-up.Best estimate plus uncertainty(BEPU)techniques were perfected and available for application.Electronic and informatics systems were in extensive use and their impact in case of accident becomes more and more un-checked(however,quite irrelevant in case of LBLOCA).The time delay between technological discoveries and applications was becoming longer.The present paper deals with the LBLOCA that is inserted into the above context.Key conclusion is that regulations need suitable modification,rather than lowering the importance and the role of LBLOCA.Moreover,strengths of emergency core cooling system(ECCS)and containment need a tight link.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundationof China!(No.19872 0 40
文摘The 5MW nuclear heating reactor is an integral natural circulation reactor. The rupture of the coolant penetrating tube is a typical accident causing coolant loss. When the water level drops down to the upper edge of the inlet of the heat exchanger, the natural circulation stops. This influences the core cooling and the stability of the main loop. A series of tests showed that there is a stable drop of pressure, and the heated element temperature is not too high to cause burnout. But the backward flow or flow oscillation in the primary coolant circuit occurs when the flow breaks completely in the end. The whole flow process is described and the mechanism is discussed.
基金the Institutional Funds ofUniversity of Pisa,Italy。
文摘Nuclear reactor safety(NRS)and the branch accident analysis(AA)constitute proven technologies:these are based on,among the other things,long lasting research and operational experience in the area of water cooled nuclear reactors(WCNR).Large break loss of coolant accident(LBLOCA)has been,so far,the orienting scenario within AA and a basis for the design of reactors.An incomplete vision for those technologies during the last few years is as follows:Progress in fundamentals was stagnant,namely in those countries where the WCNR were designed.Weaknesses became evident,noticeably in relation to nuclear fuel under high burn-up.Best estimate plus uncertainty(BEPU)techniques were perfected and available for application.Electronic and informatics systems were in extensive use and their impact in case of accident becomes more and more un-checked(however,quite irrelevant in case of LBLOCA).The time delay between technological discoveries and applications was becoming longer.The present paper deals with the LBLOCA that is inserted into the above context.Key conclusion is that regulations need suitable modification,rather than lowering the importance and the role of LBLOCA.Moreover,strengths of emergency core cooling system(ECCS)and containment need a tight link.
