• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.14 no.4 s.44
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• pp.232-240
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• 2005

In this study, the IAEA Benchmark problems far HTR-10 and HTTR RCCS were assessed in order to assess the applicability of MARS code, a thermal-hydraulic safety analysis code developed for water reactors. The calculated results were compared with those or THERMIX, THANPACST2 code, and available experimental data. The calculated results showed generally good agreements with those obtained by the THERMIX code and THANPACST2 code. Deviations were analyzed to be originated from the simplification of complicated geometry and from the modeling capability of heat transfer characteristics in the HTGR components such as water cooler and air tooler. Especially, it was found that the radiation heat transfer in the reactor cavity played an important role in the after heat removal in the RCCS. Thus, it is concluded that MARS code can be successfully applied to the calculation of the RCCS cooling capability of the HTGR in this study.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.189.2-189
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05a
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• pp.550-555
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• 1996

기존 발전소의 재장전수탱크는 격납용기 외부에 설치되어 있으며, 압력/차압 계측기를 이용하여 재장전 수탱크 수위를 측정하고 있다. 한편, 개량형 경수로기 경우에는 재장전수탱크를 격납용기 하부에 설치하도록 되어 있으므로 격납용기 벽이나 수집체적조 및 원자로 공동과 인접하게 되어 수위감시를 위한 압력/차압 계측기를 격납용기내에 설치하는 것은 매우 어려울 것으로 판단된다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 격납용기내 재장전수탱크, 수집체적조 및 원자로 공동 수위계측기에 적용되는 미국 원자력규제위원회 및 전력연구소의 설계기준, 환경 및 기기생존 요건들을 검토한 후, 이에 따라 이 계측기들이 유지해야 할 설계 기능요건을 평가하고, 수위계측기의 형태 선정에 필요한 설계고려사항들을 파악하여 개량형 원자로의 해당 수위계측기의 선정 및 설계와 관련된 개념들을 설명하였다. 검토결과, 격납용기내 재장전수탱크 수위지시를 위해서는 압력/차압 계측기를 격납용기 외부에 설치하고, 수집체적조 및 원자로 공동의 수위감시를 위해서는 부유형 감지기를 사용하는 것이 발전소 운전 및 보수측면에서 장점이 있는 것으로 판단되어 이를 개량형 경수로 설계에 적용할 것을 제안하고자 한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.27-37
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• 1986

The neutron fluxes and dose rates due to radiation streaming from reactor cavities were evaluated at the KNU-1 reactor pressure vessel (RPY) head flange elevation. To find a suitable cross section data set for the evaluation, a benchmark test was performed for three data sets; DLC-23/CASK, DLC-31/FEWG, and DLC-47/BUGLE. The leakage fluxes from the KNU-1 RPV outer surface were calculated with two different methods: 1-D calculation with ANISN, and 2-D calculation with DOT3.5. The Monte Carlo procedures as embodied in the MORSE-CG code combined with the albedo option were applied to predict the radiation distributions in the cavity region. Finally, the activation analysis of the stud bolts was performed to identify the major activation products.

• Nuclear industry
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• v.16 no.7 s.161
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• pp.7-11
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• 1996

원전의 중대사고 가운데 대표적인 경우는 TMI 원전의 사례와 같은 노심용융사고로서, 이에 대한 지금까지의 개념은 높은 온도로 녹아내린 핵연료물질이 원자로 밑바닥에 내려앉아 원자로벽을 뚫고 나감으로써 또 다른 방사능 누출이 되지 않겠느냐는 이론이었다. KAERI의 서균렬 박사팀은 최근 이러한 종래의 이론을 뒤집는 새로운 개념을 개발했는데, 이는 높은 온도의 핵연료 물질과 원자로 용기 사이의 물성 차이로 핵연료 물질과 용기 표면 사이에 좁은 간격이 생겨 이 틈새로 냉각수가 스며들어 원자로를 식힌다는 개념이다. 서박사팀은 이런 현상을 컴퓨터 모델링을 통해 세계 원자력계 최초로 그 이론적인 뒷받침을 제공했다. SONATA-IV로 이름 붙인 이 프로젝트의 내용과 이에 대한 OECD의 다국공동연구 추진 경위, 향후 계획 등을 들어본다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.781-785
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• 2003

This work presents a numerical analysis of two-phase natural circulation flow in reactor cavity under external vessel cooling. Steady, incompressible, three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations for multiphase flows with zero equation turbulence model are solved to predict the shear key effect on the circulation rate of cooling water and the distribution of void fraction according to the different mass flow of inlet air. Results show that shear key has a positive effect on the circulation rate of cooling water and induce a local increase of void fraction below the shear key, but not remarkably.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.2141-2145
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• 2004

As part of study on thermal hydraulic behavior in the reactor cavity under external vessel cooling in the APR (Advanced Power Reactor) 1400, one dimensional two phase flow of steady state in the reactor cavity have been analyzed to investigate a coolant circulation mass flow rate in the annulus region between the reactor vessel and the insulation material using the RELAP5/MOD3 computer code. The RELAP5/MOD3 results have shown that a two phase natural circulation flow of 300 - 600 kg/s is generated in the annulus region between the reactor vessel and the insulation material when the external vessel cooling has been applied in the APR 1400. An increase in the heat flux of the inner vessel leads to an increase of the coolant mass flow rate. An increase in the coolant outlet area leads to an increase in the coolant circulation mass flow rate, but the coolant inlet area does not effective on the coolant circulation mass flow rate. The change of the lower coolant outlet to a lower position affects the coolant circulation mass flow rate, but the variation trend is not consistent.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.194.1-194
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• 2002

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.41-49
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• 1985

Neutron Streaming analysis in 1300 MWe pressurized water reactor cavity was performed. In this calculation, the discrete ordinates transport codes, ANISN and DOT 3.5, and the Monte Carlo code, TRIPOLI-02 were used with the coupling code, DOTTRI. In this study IBM 3033 type computer was used. The calculated neutron fluxes and dose rates were compared with the measured data in a 900MWe pressurized water reactor cavity to show a good agreement, although some deviations in the results for each energy group were noticed. These results will be applied in the radiation shielding design of high capacity nuclear power reactors and, to the means of radiation protection in case of the reactor maintenance and the access of the reactor cavity.

• Nuclear industry
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• v.9 no.10 s.80
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• pp.59-61
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• 1989