Advanced nuclear reactor safety analysis : the simulation of a small break loss of coolant accident in the simplified boiling water reactor using RELAP5/MOD3.1.1 /

(GE) in their Standard Safety Analysis Report (SAR) for the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faust, Christophor Randall, 1957-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Description
Summary:(GE) in their Standard Safety Analysis Report (SAR) for the
accident, and the code's ability to accurately predict the
accidents phenomena was investigated. The overall conclusion
appearing near the end of the calculation suggest the need
by disabling the plant's isolation condenser system and as an
code to accurately model low flow, condensation heat
experimental data from test facilities is needed to validate
flow and heat transfer data calculated by the RELAP5 code
flow rates, recirculation ratio, and mass balance were within
for further investigation. Both containment temperature and
guillotine shear of the vessel's 2 inch bottom drain line
I% of those specified in the SAR. However the ability of the
initial condition, the loss of site power. The ability of
interactive nature of the transient, suggest Additional
justified. The uniqueness of the plant's design and the
maintained, but that no quantitative significance could be
of the plant. Calculated steady state parameters for power,
parameters within specifications supplied by General Electric
pressure were increasing when the transient was terminated.
Reactor plant. The model of the plant was subjected to a
reflect expected values and relational interactions are
safety related parameters were exceeded, certain trends
small break loss of coolant accident occurring from a
term of investigation (I 5,500 real time seconds). While no
the calculations.
the plant's passive safety systems to respond to this type of
The RELAP5 code was able to simulate a representative model
The thermal hydraulic simulation code RELAP5/MOD3.1.1 was
to pass an intuitive engineering inspection. That is to say,
transfer, in the presence of noncondensable gases should be
utilized to model General Electric's Simplified Boiling Water
verified. It is concluded that the simulation's results seem
was that the modeled plant maintained all relevant safety
while operating at full power. The accident was compounded
Item Description:"Major subject: Nuclear Engineering".
In title, numerals are used.
Vita.
Physical Description:xii, 92 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.