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  1. The work load reaches its peak immediately after a scram. This is because several standard operation maneuverings are needed to lead the plant to stability, although no operators’ emergency intervention is required, immediately after a scram, for ensuring plant safety.

  2. During the plant startup stage, some operators are dedicated to the control rod maneuvering (withdrawal) over a significantly long period.

  3. However, except for this control rod maneuvering, the total work load of operators during the plant startup period is limited.

Accordingly, the ABWR main control benchboards have mainly enhanced the following operation support functions.

  1. Automated standard operation after a scram

The standard operation sequences after reactor trips (main turbine trips, feed water pump trips, or other scrams) are interlocked to allow operators to concentrate on watching for plant parameter changes after a scram.

  1. Improved alarms

Where alarms raised upon a failure or an accident are displayed depends on their classification of importance. Alarms of high importance and the first causes of plant trips are indicated on the wide display panel, whereas detailed alarms are indicated on the CRTs. This facilitates the operators’ appropriate comprehension of the plant status.

  1. Automated control rod maneuvering during the plant startup

Control rods are withdrawn automatically according to the preset sequences during the plant start-up. The operators can concentrate on monitoring the changes of water level and neutron flux.

  1. Enhanced operability

The following measures have been taken to improve the ABWR control performance.

  1. Power control

The ABWR power is controlled by maneuvering the FMCRD and the recirculation flow by the RIP speed.

a. Control rod maneuvering

The ABWR control rod drive system uses the

motor driven FMCRD in place of the conventional hydraulic CRD. Consequently, several rods can be maneuvered simultaneously (gang operation) instead of conventional sequential operations of each rod in the mechanical notch mechanism. This has reduced the control rod operation time and the operator work load.

b. Recirculation flow control

The conventional BWR controls the core flow by adjusting the two PLR pump speeds, whereas in the ABWR, speeds of the ten RIPs are controlled by an inverter (static type variable frequency power supply). The good inverter response and less RIP inertia make it possible to control the recirculation flow for the power change by as much as about 1% rated power per second.

  1. Pressure control

The BWR reactor pressure is kept constant by controlling the turbine control valves and turbine bypass valves. The conventional BWR uses the turbine inlet pressure as the pressure feedback signal, whereas the ABWR uses the "reactor dome pressure" as the feedback signal. This "reactor dome pressure control method" can provide better control responses to the pressure disturbances in the reactor.

  1. Feed water control

Conventionally, each feed water pump flow is adjusted not by the flow feedback control, but by the turbine speed or the turbine flow control valve. Accordingly, the controllability may depend on the plant conditions and the pump running conditions.

On the other hand, the ABWR has improved the pump flow controllability by feedback of the individual pump flows. Consequently, the controllability with the change of pump running conditions can be improved. An example is the reactor water level control when the pumps are switched from one to another*9.

  1. Load following performance

The conventional BWR can manage the load following operation. The ABWR has improved the load following capability by combining the

(* 9) [Translator's note] Motor-driven pumps are switched to turbine-driven pumps during plant startup and vice versa during plant shutdown.

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power control by control rod maneuvering with the conventional recirculation flow control. In the design, the load following operation can be done by control rod maneuvering between 50% -70% of rated power and by recirculation flow control above 70% rated power. Furthermore, automatic frequency control (AFC) and governor-free operation can also be used for the minute-range and frequent load following responses.

References

  1. Evaluation criteria for BWRfuel integrities after transitional boiling transitions (in Japanese), Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Standards of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Version 2003, pp.1-2, June 2003

  2. Application for permission of nuclear reactor installation at Ohma Nuclear Power Station, Body and Attachments (in Japanese), p9-4-9, The Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-Power), March 2004

  3. Application for permission of amendment to the nuclear reactor installation at Kashiwazaki- Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 6 and Unit 7, Body and Attachments On Japanese), p9-4-10, September 1994

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