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Chapter 7 Safety Evaluation of BWR Plants

temporally (Figure 7.3.1(1)(a)).

When the water level outside the core shroud goes down further and reaches the recirculation pump suction, a rapid depressurization starts since the gas phase inside the reactor pressure vessel gets connected directly to the ruptured opening. The core flow recovers temporally due to an increase in void caused by depressurization boiling (bottom-plenum flashing), and since the water level rises, the core is flooded (Figure 7.3.1(1) (b)). At this point, the fuel cladding temperature goes down, but the core flow decreases as the coolant in the lower plenum decreases due to the continued coolant discharge (blowdown) through the ruptured opening. When the depressurization is almost over, the water level goes down and the core is exposed again (Figure 7.3.1(1) (c)) and the fuel­cladding temperature rises again (Figure 7.3.1 (2) (b)), but, due to the CCFL at the core inlet orifices (a phenomenon whereby water is prevented from dropping in a narrow section by upward steam flow), the water in the core is not completely lost

As mentioned in the above, rapid decreases in both the reactor pressure and the reactor water level are the characteristic of a large break accident On the other hand, when the low pressure core spray system (LPCS) and the low pressure coolant injection system (LPCI) start to inject water, the water level inside the shroud is recovered and the core is reflooded.

The fuel cladding temperature rises as the core is exposed, but, as fuel rods are cooled by steam cooling etc. before the reflooding and film boiling after the reflooding, the temperature rise is slow. After that, the fuel cladding temperature comes down when the removed heat exceeds the decay heat (Figure 7.3.1 (2)(c)).

The severest single failure for a large break accident is a failure of the high pressure core spray system (HPCS), but the core reflooding is not compromised as this system is provided with multiplicity.

Figure 7.3.1(1) Changes in the reactor water level during a double-end break of the recirculation piping

Time after the accident (s)

Fig. 7.3.1 (2) Temperature change at the position with the maximum fuel cladding temperature during a double-end break of the recirculation piping

Behavior in a nuclear reactor during a double-end break of the recirculation piping (when jet pump nozzles are exposed)

Fig. 7.3.1 (3)

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  1. Main Steam Line Break

If the main steam line break occurs outside of the containment, the main steam flows out as critical flow restricted by the flow limiter (orifice). Then, due to the water level rise caused by void generated by rapid depressurization of the reactor pressure vessel, the two-phase flow flows out from the ruptured opening. The MSIV closure because of the high main steam flow raises the reactor pressure (Figure 7.3.2 (1)), and the void in the core collapses, which makes the reactor water level go down. However, since the blowdown is restricted by the MSIV closure, the core is not exposed. Moreover, boiling transition does not occur in the course of the accident (Figure 7.3.2 (2)), and there is no fuel damage in the core.

Fig. 7.3.2(1) Change in the core flow rate and reactor pressure during main steam line break

Fig. 7.3.2(2) Change in the minimum critical power ratio (MCPR) during main steam line break

  1. Dose Assessment for Accidents

As mentioned above, in many cases of "accidents", damages of some parts of the barriers against release of radioactive materials outside the power plant are assumed.

Therefore, unlike the "anticipated operational occurrences", which do not involve fuel failure or damage of the barrier containing the coolant, in “accidents” radioactive materials reach the public in the vicinity of a plant in one way or another through a pathway given by the damaged barrier.

The calculated effective doses at the site boundary due to "accidents" are shown in Table 7.3.1, taking a 1,100 MW BWR plant as an example.

Table 7.3.1 Evaluation of Individual dose during accidents

Effective dose (mSv)

Loss of coolant

Approx. 6.9 x 10 5

Noble gases: Approx. 5.6 x 1011 Bq

Iodine: Approx. 1.1 x 109Bq

Failure of the radioactive gaseous waste processing facility

Approx. 1.1 x 10’2

Noble gases; Approx. 8.3 x 1013 Bq

Main steam line break

Approx. 7.4 x 10‘2

Noble gases and halogen: Approx. 3.9 x 1012Bq

Iodine: Approx. 5.7 x IO10 Bq

Drop of a fuel assembly

Approx. 3.7 x 102

Noble gases: Approx. 2.6 x 1014 Bq

Iodine: Approx. 7.0 x 10*°Bq

Control rod drop

Approx. 8.8 x 103

Noble gases: Approx. 1.6 x 1013Bq

Iodine: Approx. 1.3 x 1011 Bq

Hie noble gases and halogen are shown as corresponding values equivalent to 0.5 MeV gamma ray energy, and iodine as 1-131 equivalent

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