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Education on nuclear fundamentals with iPWR Basic Principle Simulator

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COMPANYFOUNDATION ZORITA NPP

PROGRAM STARTS

TECHNOLOGICALINDEPENDENCEACHIEVED

TECNATOM AS INTERNATIONALGROUP

DEVELOPMENT OF SPANISH NPPPROGRAM

1957 1962 70’s 80’s 2010’s

1975-1979

Automated Inspection Systems

Full Scope Simulators

90’s

Internationalization inNuclear Markets

Consolidation of Strategic Alliances

2000’s

Diversification to Synergic

Markets

30%

15%

Shareholders

45%

10%

Subsidiaries & Shared Companies

Representatives

Projects


International Footprint3

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Value proposition

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Training&

Safety

Inspection&

Testing

Technology&

Product

Operation

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Develop and implement integrated and innovative solutions that promote the safety, efficiency and reliability of your assets, processes and the performance of people


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Integral Pressurized Water Reactor (iPWR) Simulator6

Scope:

Basic Principle Simulator – Generic behavior Small Modular Reactor, iPWR typePart of IAEA´s collection of Basic Principle Simulators for EducationFully developed with Tecnatom´s simulation technology

https://www.iaea.org/NuclearPower/Simulators/

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Main thermal-hydraulic parameters:

• Reactor termal power ~ 150 MW• Electrical power ~ 45 Mwe• PZR pressure ~ 15.5 Mpa• Feedwater flow ~ 79 Kg/s

Passive safety:

• Automatic Depressurisation system (ADS)• Pressure Injection system (PIS)• Gravity Injection system (GIS)• Passive decaay heat removal (PDHR)

Plant mode Turbine control Control rods

Turbine leading

(PWR type)

Load Averagetemperature

Reactor leading

(BWR type)

Steam pressure Reactor power



Configuration capabilities9

Operating modes

✓ Reactor Leading Mode✓ Turbine Leading Mode

Circulating water cooling

✓ Open loop✓ Closed loop

Core cooling

Setpoints

✓ Natural circulation✓ Forced circulation



Technological approach10

MODELLING

BOP + AUXILIARIES

THERMAL-HYDRAULIC

NSSS CODES

ELECTRICAL

LOGIC & CONTROL

SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT

SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY

TEAM_SUITE

INSTRUCTORSTATION

HMI BUILDER

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MODELINGTOOLS

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THERMAL-HYDRAULIC

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NEUTRONICS

INPUT / OUTPUT TUTOR SYSTEM



Technological approach11

NEUTRONICS Neutronic model

THERMAL-HYDRAULIC

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Reactor Coolant SystemMain SteamFeedwaterTurbineContainment building & pools

THERMAL-HYDRAULICCondenser coolingEmergency core coolingContainment cooling

LOGIC & CONTROL Reactor and Protection SystemValves / pumps logics

ELECTRICAL Generator system



Graphical User Interface12

HMI BUILDER

Human Factors Engineering principles & methods

NUREG-0700



Overview of the plant systems13



Overview of the plant systems14



Control loops15



Simulator control and supervision16



Malfunctions activation17



Training material18

Exercises for standard operations:

• Load maneuvering in turbine leading mode

• Reactor power decrease from 100% to 0%

• Reactor trip and restart

• …

Exercises for malfunction transient Events

• Loss of feedwater Flow

• Turbine runback

• Large steam generator tube rupture

• …



Different operating systems and platforms19

Windows 7 or higher

32-bit / 64-bit

Chinese, Japanese,Korean, Arabic,…



Conclusions20

✓ iPWR Basic Principle Simulator is a useful tool to support the

education on the fundamentals of this technology

✓ Simulator compliant with IAEA´s requirements for their suite of Basic

Principle Simulator

✓ The development and supply of the simulator has been a success, in

terms of quality, cost and timescale

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