• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.356-367
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• 2018

A series of tests dedicated to station blackout (SBO) accident scenarios have been recently performed at the $Prim{\ddot{a}}rkreislauf-Versuchsanlage$ (primary coolant loop test facility; PKL) facility in the framework of the OECD/NEA PKL-3 project. These investigations address current safety issues related to beyond design basis accident transients with significant core heat up. This work presents a detailed analysis using the best estimate thermal-hydraulic code TRACE (v5.0 Patch4) of different SBO scenarios conducted at the PKL facility; failures of high- and low-pressure safety injection systems together with steam generator (SG) feedwater supply are considered, thus calling for adequate accident management actions and timely implementation of alternative emergency cooling procedures to prevent core meltdown. The presented analysis evaluates the capability of the applied TRACE model of the PKL facility to correctly capture the sequences of events in the different SBO scenarios, namely the SBO tests H2.1, H2.2 run 1 and H2.2 run 2, including symmetric or asymmetric secondary side depressurization, primary side depressurization, accumulator (ACC) injection in the cold legs and secondary side feeding with mobile pump and/or primary side emergency core coolant injection from the fuel pool cooling pump. This study is focused specifically on the prediction of the core exit temperature, which drives the execution of the most relevant accident management actions. This work presents, in particular, the key improvements made to the TRACE model that helped to improve the code predictions, including the modeling of dynamical heat losses, the nodalization of SGs' heat exchanger tubes and the ACCs. Another relevant aspect of this work is to evaluate how well the model simulations of the three different scenarios qualitatively and quantitatively capture the trends and results exhibited by the actual experiments. For instance, how the number of SGs considered for secondary side depressurization affects the heat transfer from primary side; how the discharge capacity of the pressurizer relief valve affects the dynamics of the transient; how ACC initial pressure and nitrogen release affect the grace time between ACC injection and subsequent core heat up; and how well the alternative feeding modes of the secondary and/or primary side with mobile injection pumps affect core quenching and ensure stable long-term core cooling under controlled boiling conditions.

• 자동차안전학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.40-49
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• 2018

Currently, a lot of researches about high risk test scenarios for autonomous vehicle and advanced driver assistance systems have been carried out to evaluate driving safety. This study proposes new type of test scenario that evaluate the driving safety for autonomous vehicle by reconstructing accident database of national automotive sampling system crashworthiness data system (NASS-CDS). NASS-CDS has a lot of detailed accident data in real fields, but there is no data of accurate velocity in accident moments. So in order to propose scenario generation method from accident database, we try to reconstruct accident moment from accident sketch diagram. At the same step, we propose an accident of occurrence frequency which is based on accident codes and road shapes. The reconstruction paths from accident database are integrated into evaluation of simulation environment. Our proposed methods and processor are applied to MILS (Model In the Loop Simulation) and VILS (Vehicle In the Loop Simulation) test environments. In this paper, a reasonable method of accident reconstruction typology for autonomous vehicle evaluation of feasibility is proposed.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.278-285
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• 2016

The key features of maritime accidents are the change of their attributes by new risks from time to time. To prevent maritime accidents in Korea, the impacts by new risks on domestic safety environments should be identified or predicted. The purpose of this paper is to find the hazard factors by new risks on maritime safety in Korea. The meaning of new risks is the elements of accident hazard which is compiled from new or rare or unprecedented events in the worldwide maritime transportations. The problems of new risks are the lacks of optimum countermeasures to mitigate accident risks. Using the questionnaires with 152 event scenarios classified by 20 accident causes, the hazard identification and risk analysis of new risks was performed based on the Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) by IMO. A total of 22 Influence Diagrams, which is to depict the transit flows between accident causes to consequences, is used in the construction of 152 event scenarios. A total of 20 accidents causes is the same contents as the causation factors represented in Statistical Year Book for Maritime Accidents of Korean Maritime Safety Tribunals. After defining the evaluation equations to the response results of questionnaires by 46 experts, the work for risk analysis is carried out. As results from the analysis of 152 scenarios, it is known that the root cause to affect on maritime safety in Korea is the pressure of business competition and it led to the lacks of well experienced crews, the overload of vessel operations and crew's fatigue. In addition, as results from the analysis of 20 accident causes, the three accident causes are to be candidate as main issues in Korea such as the inadequate preparedness of departure, the neglecting of watch keeping in bridge and the inadequate management of ship operations. All of the results are thought to be as basic hazard factors to safety impediments. It is thus found that the optimum Risk Control Options to remove the hazard factors and to mitigate consequences required are the following two factors: business competition and crewing problems.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2017

장외영향평가란 사업장에서 취급되는 유해화학물질이 누출되었을 시 사업장 외부로 미치는 위험도를 산정하는 것으로, 사고시나리오별 영향평가를 실시하여 사고시나리오별 위험도를 산정하고, 안전성 확보방안 등을 고려하여 사업장의 최종 위험도를 결정하게 된다. 사업장의 최종 위험도에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 요인은 사고시나리오별 위험도로, 사업장에서는 사고시나리오별 위험도를 낮출 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 이 점에 착안하여 동일한 설비에 대하여 OGP/LOPA의 위험도 산정기법을 적용하여 사고시나리오별 위험도를 산정하고, 각 개시사건별 적용 가능한 완화장치를 검토하여 사고시나리오의 위험도 감소율을 산정하고, 위험도 산정기법별 적정 위험도 기준을 제시하고자 한다. 적용 가능한 모든 완화장치를 고려하여 사고시나리오의 안전성 향상도를 산정할 경우 OGP에 의한 위험도는 8.05E-04, LOPA에 의한 위험도는 1.00E-04로 분석되었으며, IPL 적용사례에 따라 완화장치를 적용한 경우의 위험도는 1.34E-02로 분석되어서, 완화장치를 적용하지 않은 경우의 LOPA 적용시에 비해 위험도가 33배 가량 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 완화장치 적용 수준에 따른 안전성 향상율을 비교 검토하여 장외영향평가 시 사업장의 적정 위험도 기준을 제시하였다. 본 연구결과에 따르면 LOPA를 적용한 사고시나리오의 적정 위험도 기준은 $10^{-2}$ 수준으로 나타났으나, 유사연구의 사고시나리오별 적정 위험도 기준은 $10^{-3}{\sim}10^{-4}$ 수준으로, LOPA를 적용하여 사고시나리오의 위험도를 산정하는 경우 허용 불가능한 수준으로 결정될 수 있다. 따라서 LOPA를 적용하는 경우 허용 가능한 위험도 수준을 만족하기 위해서는 완화장치 적용 원칙 외에 추가로 적용 가능한 모든 완화장치를 적용하여야 하며, OGP에 비해 LOPA를 적용하는 경우 위험도가 높게 산정되는 경향이 있으므로 위험도 기법별로 허용 가능한 위험도 수준을 다르게 설정해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 자동차안전학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2024

In order to verify autonomous driving scenarios and safety, a lot of driving and accident data is needed, so various organizations are conducting classification and analysis of traffic accident types. In this study, it was determined that accident recording devices such as EDR (Event Data Recorder) and DSSAD (Data Storage System for Automated Driving) would become an objective standard for analyzing the causes of autonomous vehicle accidents, and traffic accidents that occurred from 2015 to 2020 were analyzed. Using the database system of IGLAD (Initiative for the Global Harmonization of Accident Data), approximately 360 accident data of EDR-equipped vehicles were classified and their characteristics were analyzed by comparing them with accident types of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System)-equipped vehicles. It will be used to develop autonomous vehicle accident investigation guidelines in the future.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2020

본 연구는 국제공동 연구로 만들어진 HyKoRAM 프로그램을 이용하여 위험성평가를 진행하였다. 수소충전소 내 압축기, 저장탱크, 수소 배관 등 주요 시설 및 구성품의 설계 사양, 실증 단지 주변의 환경 조건 등을 반영한 대안의 사고 시나리오와 시설에서 발생할 수 있는 최악의 시나리오에 기반하여 위험성 평가를 실시하였다. 수소충전소의 잠재 위험을 확인하여 수소 저장 탱크, 처리 시설, 저장 시설 등에서 발생 가능한 최악의 누출, 화재, 폭발, 사고 시나리오를 도출하고, 사고 발생 가능성과 인체, 주변 시설 피해 영향 분석을 하여 안전성을 검토하고자 한다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2003

The computer simulation techniques were adopted to evaluate the effects of seating positions of passenger under various accident scenarios. The baseline of computer simulation model was tuned by the sled impact tests which conducted under the upright and standard seating positions. This study shows the effect of relative velocity between occupant and struck vehicle while occupant is impacted to a front seat's seatback. Although, base on the current accident scenarios, The KHST is performed well enough to protect average adult male occupants. However, Results from the tests indicate small size occupant or higher impact speed may cause sever neck and femur injuries.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집(I)
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• pp.60-65
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• 2002

The computer simulation techniques were adopted to evaluate effects of seating positions of passenger under the various accident scenarios. The baseline of computer simulation model was tunned by the sled impact tests which conducted under the upright and standard seating positions. This study shows the effect of relative velocity between occupant and struck vehicle while occupant is impacted to a front seat's seatback. Although, base on the current accident scenarios, KHST is performed well enough to protect average adult male occupants. However, Results from the tests indicate small size occupant or higher impact speed may cause sever neck and femur injuries.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2009

The objective of this study is to develop accident scenario models for the risk assessment of railway casualty accidents. To develop these scenario models, hazardous events and hazardous factors were identified by gathering various accident reports and information. Then, the accident scenario models were built up. Each accident scenario model consists of an occurrence scenario model and a progress scenario model. The occurrence scenario refers to the occurrence process of the event before the hazardous event. The progress scenario means the progress process of the event after the hazardous event. To manage a large amount of accident/incident data and scenarios, a railway accident analysis information system was developed using railway accident scenario models. To test the feasibility of the developed scenario models, more than 800 domestic railway casualty accidents that occurred in 2004 and 2005 were investigated and quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed using the developed information system.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.2375-2387
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• 2024

The passive safety systems (PSSs) within water-cooled reactors are meticulously engineered to function autonomously, requiring no external power source or manual intervention. They depend exclusively on inherent natural forces and the fundamental principles of reactor physics, such as gravity, natural convection, and phase changes, to manage, alleviate, and avert the release of radioactive materials into the environment during accident scenarios like a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). PSSs are already integrated into such operating commercial reactors as the Advanced Pressurized Reactor-1000 MWe (AP1000) and the Water-Water Energetic Reactor-1200 MWe (WWER-1200) are adopted in most of the upcoming small modular reactor (SMR) designs. Examples of water-cooled SMR PSSs are the passive emergency core-cooling system (ECCS), passive containment cooling system (PCCS), and passive decay-heat removal system, the designs of which vary based on reactor system-design requirements. However, understanding the accident-event progression and phases of a LOCA is pivotal for adopting a specific PSS for a new SMR design. This study covers the accident-event progression for direct vessel injection (DVI) small-break loss-of-coolant accident (SB-LOCA), associated physics phenomena, knowledge gaps, and important figures of merit (FOMs) that may need to be evaluated and assessed to validate thermal-hydraulics models with an available experimental dataset to support new SMR design and development.