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Research and Development of Supercritical-pressure light water
cooled reactors, Super LWR and Super FR
Yoshiaki Oka
ProfessorDepartment of Nuclear Engineering and Management,
School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan
Presentation includes the results of “Research and Development of the Super Fast Reactor” entrusted to the University of Tokyo by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science at Technology of Japan (MEXT).
IAEA International Conference on Opportunities and Challenges for Water Cooled Reactor in the 21st Century , Vienna, Austria, October 27-30, 2009
IAEA-CN-164-18KS
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Outline1. Introduction2. Fuel and core design3. Safety4. Fast reactor5. R&D
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Change of density and specific heat of water with temperature at supercritical pressure (25 MPa)
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Control rods
Supercritical water
Turbine Generator
Condenser
PumpHeat sink
Reactor
Core280℃
500℃
Super LWR• Super LWR: Supercritical-pressure light water cooled
and moderated reactor developed at Univ. of Tokyo • Once-through direct cycle thermal reactor
•
Pressure: 25 MPa•
Inlet: 280℃
•
Outlet (average): 500℃•
Flow rate: 1/8 of BWR
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Circular Boiler
Water tube boiler
Once-through boiler
LWR
Super LWR, Super FR (SCWR)
Evolution of boilers
Water level
Water level
Supercritical fossil-fired power plantsOnce-through boilersNumber of units are larger than that of LWRs.Proven technologies; turbines, pumps, piping etc.USA; developed in 1950’s, Largest unit is 1300MWe. Japan; deployed in 1960’s and constantly improved.Many plants in Russia and Europe.
Compact SC turbine (700MWe,31.0MPa,566℃)
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Features of Super LWR/Super FR•
Compact & simple plant systems; Capital cost reduction–
No steam/water separation and no SGs: Coolant enthalpy inside CV is small.
–
High specific enthalpy & low flow rate: Compact components
•
High temperature & thermal efficiency (500C, ~ 44%)
•
Utilize LWR and Supercritical FPP technologies:-
Temperatures of major components below the experiences
•
Same plant system between thermal and fast reactor Supercritical FPP
(once-through boiler)Super LWR/ Super FRBWR PWR
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Fuel and core design
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Core design criteriaThermal design criteria
Maximum linear heat generation rate (MLHGR) at rated power ≦ 39kW/mMaximum cladding surface temperature at rated power ≦ 650C for Stainless Steel claddingModerator temperature in water rods ≦ 384C (pseudo critical temperature at 25MPa)
Neutronic
design criteriaPositive water density reactivity coefficient (negative void reactivity coefficient)Core shutdown margin ≧ 1.0%ΔK/K
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Fuel assembly (example)Design requirements Solution
Low flow rate per unit power (< 1/8 of LWR) due to large ⊿T of once-through system
Narrow gap between fuel rods to keep high mass flux
Thermal spectrum core Many/Large water rods Moderator temperature below pseudo-critical
Insulation of water rod wallReduction of thermal stress in water rod wallUniform moderation Uniform fuel rod arrangement
UO2
+ Gd2
O3
fuel rod
UO2
fuel rod
Control rod guide tube
Water rod
ZrO2Stainless Steel
Kamei, et al., ICAPP’05, Paper 5527
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Fuel enrichment
4.2m2.94m
1.26m 5.9wt%UO2
6.2wt%UO2 4.2m2.94m
1.26m5.9wt%UO2
+4.0wt%Gd2
O3
6.2wt%UO2
+4.0wt%Gd2
O3
(a) UO2
fuel rod (b) UO2
+ Gd2
O3
fuel rod
Fuel enrichment is divided into two regions to prevent top axial power peak
Average fuel enrichment 6.11wt%
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Coolant flow scheme
Mix
Inlet:
Outlet:
OuterFA
Inner FA
CR guide tube
Coolant ModeratorInner FA Upward DownwardOuter FA Downward Downward
Flow directions
To keep high average coolant outlet temperature
Kamei, et al., ICAPP’05, Paper 5527
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3-D N-T Coupled Core Calculation• T-H calculation based on
single channel model• Neutronic calculation;
SRAC
Core consists of homogenized fuel elements
Fuel assembly
HomogenizedFuel
element
1/4 core Single channel T-H analyses
3-D core calculation
qc
(i) qw
(i)
pelletCladding
Coolant
Moderator
Water rodwall
Single channel T-H model
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Fuel load and reload pattern
1st
cycle fuel2nd
cycle fuel3rd
cycle fuel4th
cycle fuel
(a) 1st
→
2nd
cycle (b) 2nd
→
3rd
cycle (c) 3rd
→
4th
cycle¼
symmetric core
120 FAs of 1st ,2nd and 3rd cycle fuels and one 4th cycle FA
3rd cycle FAs which have lowest reactivity are loaded at the peripheral region of the core to reduce the neutron leakage
The low leakage core with high outlet temperature is made possible by downward
flow cooling in peripheral FAs
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Coolant flow rate distribution
Relative coolant flow distribution (1/4 core)
Flow rate to each FA is adjusted by an inlet orifice
48 out of 121FAs are cooled with descending flow
FA with ascending flow cooling
FA with descending flow cooling
1.02
1.08
0.95
0.95 0.84
1.08
0.5
1.08 0.40.84
0.5
0.84 1.131.02
1.08
0.7
1.13
0.4
1.13
1.02
1.02
0.84
1.02
0.8
0.8
0.8 0.8
0.8
0.8
0.4
0.4
1.02
0.95
1.02
1.08
0.76
1.02
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Control rod patternsX : withdrawn rate (X/40) Blank box : complete withdrawal (X=40)
At the EOC, some CRs are slightly inserted to prevent a high axial power peak near the top of the core
0.0GWd/t 0.22GWd/t 1.1GWd/t 2.2GWd/t 3.3GWd/t
4.4GWd/t 5.5GWd/t 6.6GWd/t 7.7GWd/t 8.8GWd/t
9.9GWd/t 11.0GWd/t 12.1GWd/t 13.2GWd/t 14.3GWd/t
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32 032 3212
32 2424
36
16 2436
24 2832
24 28
28 3228
36
28 3232
32 3632 28 36
36
3632
3632 28 36
16
32 032 3216
32 2424
24
32 032 3224
32 2424
24
32 032 3224
32 2828
28
32 432 3628
36 2828
32
4 283632
3628283228
36
4 2436
2436322836
4 20
20 3228
4 20
20 3228
4 20
20 2832
4 24
24 2824
0.0GWd/t 0.22GWd/t 1.1GWd/t 2.2GWd/t 3.3GWd/t
4.4GWd/t 5.5GWd/t 6.6GWd/t 7.7GWd/t 8.8GWd/t
9.9GWd/t 11.0GWd/t 12.1GWd/t 13.2GWd/t 14.3GWd/t
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32 032 3212
32 2424
36
16 2436
24 2832
24 28
28 3228
36
28 3232
32 3632 28 36
36
3632
3632 28 36
16
32 032 3216
32 2424
24
32 032 3224
32 2424
24
32 032 3224
32 2828
28
32 432 3628
36 2828
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4 283632
3628283228
36
4 2436
2436322836
4 20
20 3228
4 20
20 3228
4 20
20 2832
4 24
24 2824
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MLHGR and MCST
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 1430
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Max
imum
line
ar h
eat
gene
rati
on r
ate
(kW
/m)
B ur nups (GWd/ t )
MLHGR and MCST are kept below 39kW/m and 650C throughout a cycle.
Thermal design criteria are satisfied
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14600
610
620
630
640
650
660
Max
imum
cla
ddin
g su
rfac
e te
mpe
ratu
re (
C)
B urnups (GWd/ t )
(a) MLHGR (b) MCST
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Water density reactivity coefficient and Shutdown margin
0.0 0.2 0.4 0 .6 0 .8 1 .0
0.01
0 .1
1
Wat
er d
ensi
ty r
eact
ivit
y co
effic
ient
(⊿
K/K
/(g/
cc))
Wat er dens it y (g/ c c )
0G Wd/ t 15GWd/ t 45GWd/ t
Positive water density reactivity coefficient (Negative void reactivity coefficient)
Shutdown margin is 1.27 %dk/k
One rod stuck
Cold and clean core
Neutronic
design criteria are satisfied
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Super LWR characteristics summaryCore Super LWR
Core pressure [MPa] 25Core thermal/electrical power [MW] 2744/1200Coolant inlet/outlet temperature [C] 280/500
Thermal efficiency [%] 43.8Core flow rate [kg/s] 1418
Number of all FA/FA with descending flow cooling 121/48
Fuel enrichment bottom/top/average [wt%] 6.2/5.9/6.11Active height/equivalent diameter [m] 4.2/3.73
FA average discharged burnup [GWd/t] 45MLHGR/ALHGR [kW/m] 38.9/18.0
Average power density [kW/l] 59.9Fuel rod diameter/Cladding thickness (material)
[mm]10.2/0.63 (Stainless
Steel)Thermal insulation thickness (material) [mm] 2.0 (ZrO2 )
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Sub-channel analysis coupled with 3D core calculation
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Reconstruction of pin power distributionsH
eigh
t [m
]
Normalized power
Core power distributions(3-D core calculations)
Pin power distributionf(burnup
history,
density, CR insertion)
Homogenized FA
Reconstructed pin power distribution
Coupled subchannel
analyses
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Statistical thermal design
• Taking uncertainties into evaluation of peak cladding temperature
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Monte Carlo statistical procedure
TkσEngineering uncertaintyis evaluated as: k=1.645 is to ensure 95/95 limit.
13/ 30
2 2 2T PF Cσ σ σ= +
PFσ Cσ
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Peak Cladding Surface Temperature
Nominal steady statecore average condition
Nominal peak steady state condition
Maximum peak steady state condition
3-D core calculations
Subchannel analyses
Statisticalthermal design
Limit for design transients
Plant safetyanalyses
Failure limit
Nominal peak steady state condition
(Homogenized FA) (ΔT1 =150℃)
(ΔT2 =58℃)
(ΔT3 =32℃)
(ΔT4 = ? ℃)
Ave. outlet:500℃
708℃
Peak cladding surface temperature
Criterion: ? ℃
740℃
? ℃
650℃
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Safety
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Depressurization induces core coolant flow of the once-through cycle reactor
- 1 .0
- 0.8
- 0.6
- 0.4
- 0.2
0.0
5
10
15
20
25
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
- 200
- 100
0
100
200
300
400Fue l c hanne l in le t f low rat e
Net reac t iv it y
Reac t iv it y o f D oppler f eedbac k
Reac t iv it y o f
dens it y f eedbac k
P ressure
A DS f low rat e
Change o f ho t t est
c ladding t emperat u re
P ow er
T im e [ s ]
Cha
nge
of t
empe
ratu
re f
rom
init
ial v
alue
[℃
]P
ower
, flo
w r
ate
[%]
Reactivity [dk/k]
Pressure [M
Pa]
Once-through system ⇒
Coolant flow induced in the core
Large water inventory of Top dome ⇒
In-vessel accumulator
Negative void reactivity ⇒
Power decreasing
ADSADS
In-vessel accumulator
27/124
Safety principle of Super LWR• Keeping coolant inventory is not suitable due to no water level
and large density change.
Safety principle is keeping core coolant flow rate.
Coolant supply (main coolant flow rate)
Coolant outlet (pressure)
BWR PWR Super LWRRequiremen
t RPV inventory PCS inventory Core flow rate
Monitoring RPV water Pressurizer Main coolant flow rate,
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LPCI line
SLCSControl rods
RPV
Turbine bypass valves
Turbine control valves
Condenser
LP FW heater s
HP FW heater s Reactor coolant pump(Main feedwater pump)
LPC
I
AFS
Turbine
AFS
AFS
Condensate water storage tank
LPC
ILP
CI
Suppression chamber
SRV/ADSContainment
Deaerator
Con
dens
ate
pum
ps
Booster pumps
Plant and safety system
MSIV
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Flow rate low (⇔Coolant flow from cold-leg)Level 1 (90%)* Reactor scramLevel 2 (20%)* AFSLevel 3 (6%)* ADS/LPCI
Pressure high (⇔Coolant outlet at hot-leg)Level 1 (26.0 MPa) Reactor scramLevel 2 (26.2 MPa) SRV
Pressure low (⇔Valve opening, LOCA)Level 1 (24.0 MPa) Reactor scramLevel 2 (23.5 MPa) ADS/LPCI
*100% corresponds rated flow rate
Abnormal levels and actuations
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Capacity:AFS TD 3 units: 50kg/s/unit (4%)* at 25MPaLPCI/RHR MD 3 units: 300kg/s/unit (25%)* at 1MPaSRV/ADS 8 units: 240kg/s/unit (20%)* at 25MPa
Configuration: AFSLPCI
AFS AFSLPCI LPCI
Safety system design
*100% corresponds to rated flow rate
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Water rods mitigate loss-of-flow events.
Under loss-of-flow condition:Heat conduction to water rods increases. →
“Heat sink” effect
Water rods supply their inventory to fuel channels due to thermal expansion. →
“Water source” effect
Water rod
- 80
- 60
- 40
- 20
0
20
40
60
80
100
0 10 20 30 400
100
200
300
400
500C r it er ion
A verage c hannel in le t f low rat e
Incr
ease
of
tem
pera
ture
fro
m in
itia
l val
ue (
℃)
Inc rease o f ho t t es t c ladding t em perat ure
T im e [ s ]
Wat er r od average dens it y
Wat er r od bo t t om f low rat e
M ain c oo lant +A FS f low rat eH ot c hanne l in le t f low rat e
Wat er r od t op f low rat e
P ow er
Pow
er, flow rate and density (% of initial value)
Total loss of reactor coolant flow
⊿MCST≃250℃
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Alternative action is not necessary under ATWS conditions (Super LWR)
- 0 .04
- 0 .02
0.00
0.02
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700- 100
0
100
200
300
400
500
Wat er r od f low rat e (t op)
C r it e r ion o f t em perat ure inc rease
M ain c oo lan t + A FS f low rat e
Hot c hanne l in le t f low rat e
Inc rease o f ho t t estc ladd ing t em per at ure
P ow er
T im e [ s ]
Incr
ease
of
tem
pera
ture
fro
m in
itia
l val
ue [
℃]
Pow
er, f
low
rat
e an
d de
nsit
y [%
]
Reac t iv it y o f dens it y feedbac k
Reac t iv it y o f D oppler feedbac k
Net reac t iv it y
Reactivity [dk/k]
- 0 .0015
- 0.0010
- 0.0005
0.0000
0.0005
24
26
28
30
0 1 2 3 4 50
20
40
60
80
100
120
A verage c hannelin le t f low r at e
P ow er
T im e [ s ]
Pow
er, f
low
rat
e an
d de
nsit
y [%
]
C r it er ion o f p ressure
P ressure
Pressure [M
Pa]
Reac t iv it y o f densit y f eedbac k
Reac t iv it y o fD oppler feedbac k
Net reac t iv it y
Reactivity [dk/k] - 0 .010
- 0.005
0.000
0.005
0.010
0.015
0 50 100 150 200 2500
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Inc rease o f ho t t es tc ladd ing t em perat ureM
ain c
oo lant f
low ra
t e
P ow er
T im e [ s ]
Incr
ease
of
tem
pera
ture
fro
m in
itia
l val
ue [
℃]
Pow
er, f
low
rat
e an
d de
nsit
y [%
]
C R r eac
t ivit y
Reac t iv it y o f dens it y f eedbac k
Reac t iv it y o f D oppler f eedbac k
Net r eac t iv it y
Reactivity [dk/k]
Analysis results for ATWS events without an alternative action
Loss of offsite power Loss of turbine load without bypass
Uncontrolled CR withdrawal at normal
operation
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Good inherent safety characteristics of Super LWRWhy ATWS is mild?1. Small power increase by valve closure.
• flow stagnation mitigates density increase
• no void collapse2. Power decreases with core flow rate due
to density feedback.Good ATWS behavior without alternative
action inserting negative reactivity
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Summary of safety analysis results
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
T rans ien t s A c c ident s A T WS w it hout alt ernat ive ac t ion A T WS w it h alt ernat ive ac t ion (A D S )
1 2 3 4 9 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 4 6 7 9
C r it e r ion fo r t r ans ien t
C r it e r ion fo r ac c iden t and A T WS
Ev ent num ber
Incr
ease
of
tem
pera
ture
fro
m in
itia
l val
ue [
℃]
100
120
140
160
180
200
8 3 7 6 9
C r it e r ion fo r pow err is ing rat e o f 0 .1 - 1%
C r it e r ion fo r pow er r is ing rat e o f 1 - 10%
C r it er ion fo r pow err is ing rat e of ov re 10%
T r ans ient num ber
Pea
k po
wer
[%]
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
2 3 4 8 9
T rans ient s A c c iden t s A T WS w it hout alt e rnat ive ac t ion A T WS w it h alt e rnat ive ac t ion (A D S)
3 4 2 3 4 7 8 9
C r it e r ion for t r ans ien t
C r it er ion fo r ac c iden t and A T WS
Event num ber
Pea
k pr
essu
re [
MP
a]
Transients Accidents1. Partial loss of reactor coolant flow2. Loss of offsite power3. Loss of turbine load4. Isolation of main steam line5. Pressure control system failure6. Loss of feedwater heating 7. Inadvertent startup of AFS8. Reactor coolant flow control system failure9. Uncontrolled CR withdrawal at normal operation10. Uncontrolled CR withdrawal at startup
1. Total loss of reactor coolant flow
2. Reactor coolant pump seizure3. CR ejection at full power 4. CR ejection at hot standby5. Large LOCA 6. Small LOCA
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ΔMSCT for abnormal events
Nominal steady statecore average condition
Maximum peak steady state condition 3-D core design
Subchannel
analysisStatistical thermal design
MarginCriterion for transients
Failure limit for transient
240℃
520℃
Ave. outlet:500℃
850℃
1260℃
740℃
Criterion for accident
Failure limit for accidentMargin
60℃
Large LOCA
Small LOCA
Loss-of-flow
ATWS
380℃330℃
220℃250℃
110℃Transient
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Summary of safety characteristics of Super LWR
• Core cooling by depressurization• Top dome and water rods serve as an “in-
vessel accumulator”• Loss of flow mitigated by water rods• Short period of high cladding temperature at
transients• Mild behavior at transients, accidents and
ATWS• Simple safety principle (keeping flow rate) due
to once-through cooling cycle
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Super fast reactorTight fuel lattice Supercritical-pressure light water cooled fast reactor Same plant system as Super LWR
Control Rods
RPV
Turbine Bypass Valve
Turbine Control Valve
Condenser
LP FW Heaters
HP FWHeaters
Reactor Coolant Pump(Main Feedwater Pump)
Turbine
Containment
Deaerator
Condensate Pump
Booster Pump
MSIV
Plant system of Super LWR and Super FR
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Advantages of Super Fast Reactor
Low reactor coolant flow rate due to high enthalpy rise High head pumps of the once-through direct cycle plant
Compatible with tight fuel lattice core of Super FR, a light water cooled fast reactor
No pumping power increase and instability problems of high conversion LWR
Same plant system as Super LWR, the thermal reactorFast reactors have higher power densities than thermal reactors due to no moderator necessary.
Making capital cost of Super FR lower than LWRs(Capital cost; Super FR< Super LWR< LWRs)
39R&D of Super Fast ReactorUniversity of Tokyo, JAEA, Kyusyu Univ. and TEPCOentrusted by MEXT as one of the Japanese NERI, 5 years, Dec. 2005-March 2010
Development of the Super FR concept
Thermal-hydraulic experiments Materials developments
Leader: Y. Oka (University of Tokyo)
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Fuel and Core (example)
Seed FA Blanket FA
Seed FA
Blanket FA
1/6 Core (example)
•
MOX fuel with SS cladding (Fuel rod analysis)•
Core design: 3-D N-TH coupled core burn-up calculation, subchannel
analysis
CR guide tubeFuel rod
ZrH2
layer (for coolantvoid reactivity reduction)
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Core Structure and Plant Control and Safety
CR guide tube
CR guide tube
Seed
Blan
ket
InletOutlet
Upper dome
Lower plenum
RPV and the coolant flow
Core1 Core 2Fuel
Fuel (Seed/Blanket) MOX/dep.UO2
Fuel pellet density 95%TDRod OD[mm] 7.0 5.5Pitch/ OD 1.16 1.19Cladding Material SUS304Thickness [mm] 0.43 0.4Effective heating length [cm] 300 200
CoreNo. of seed fuel assemblies 126 162
No. of blanket fuel assemblies 73
Pitch of FA 14.2 11.6
Core characteristics (700MWe)
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42Thermal hydraulic experimentsKyusyu University ;HCFC22 (Freon) JAEA Naka-lab; Supercritical Water
Single rod 7-rod bundle
Heater rods and spacers
(1) single tube and 7-rod bundle
(2) critical heat flux near critical pressure
(3) critical flow and condensation
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Wall temperature and heat transfer coefficient of 7-rod bundle test
Maximum wall temperature at critical heat flux
0
50
100
150
200
Wal
l tem
pera
ture
Tw° C
Tb
Tpc
hpc
HCFC22 Upward flow
P = 5.5 MPaG = 1000 kg/(m2 ·s)q = 40 kW/m2
200 250 300 350 400 450 5000
2
4
6
8
Hea
t tra
nsfe
r coe
ffici
ent α
kW/(m
2 ·K)
hpc
Dittus-Boelter
Bulk fluid enthalpy hb kJ/kg
-BundleⅠBundleⅡ
3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.560
80
100
120
140
0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1
Max
imum
wal
l tem
pera
ture
T wm
ax°C
Reduced pressure P / Pc
HCFC22 Upward flow
G = 400 kg/(m2·s) q = 15 kW/m2
PcTsat
Dec. Inc.
Dec. Inc.
Pressure P MPa
BundleⅠ
BundleⅡ
Grid spacers
Bundle Ⅰ BundleⅡ
Grid spacer effect on heat transfer coefficients and critical heat flux
Experimental results; HCFC22(Freon)
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60- 80
- 60
- 40
- 20
0
20
40
60
80
Pri
mar
y m
embr
ane
stre
ss [
MP
a]
F ue l r od ave. burnup [ GWd/ t ]
S egm ent no . 8 S egm ent no . 9 S egm ent no . 10
Time to rupture [h]
Cre
ep ru
ptur
e st
reng
th [M
Pa]
750℃700℃650℃600℃
10
102
103
10 102 103 104 105
600℃650℃700℃750℃
PNC1520PNC316
Need for Developing High Creep Strength Clad•
Max. stress on clad at peak T (700-750℃): 70-100MPa–
Exceed creep strength of SS for LWR (SUS316L)
–
Advanced SS for LMFBR (PNC1520) almost satisfies the requirement but SCC susceptibility, corrosion and neutron absorption properties need to be improved
•
High creep strength clad needs to be developed for Super FR
Creep rupture strength of advanced SSFuel rod analysis results
(Super LWR)
700-
750℃
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Developed Good Thermal Insulator Yttria
stabilzed
zirconia
(YSZ)
•
Large ΔT (~250℃) •
Thermal insulator is required for:–
reduction of thermal stress
–
maintaining coolant temperature
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
100
200
300
400
500
σ > S u
(1/ 2× S u)<σ < S u
σ < (1/ 2× S u)
M id w all t em perat ure [ ℃ ]
ΔT
(℃
)
Thermal stress on the wall
No thermal insulation
Thermally insulated
Max. thermal stress
Insulated No insulation
Stainless steelHot
ColdT Hot
ColdT
Su: tensile strength
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0 200 400 600 800 1000Th
erm
al c
ondu
ctiv
ity (W
/mK
) Temperature (oC)
Thermal conductivity of YSZ
~1/20 of Zirconia
46Experimental devices
Elution decreases with temperature (at 25 MPa)
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0 100 200 300 400 500Time [hour]
300℃、25MPa Flow rate:1 L/h
Air free
Elu
tion
effic
ienc
y [g
/M2 ]
[O2 ]=200pb
[O2 ]=400pb
Elution depends on O2
Elution of structural material in SC water
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4747SCWR R&D in the worldJapan: University of Tokyo; Super LWR concept (since 1989), Super FR R&D (2005-2010). Toshiba; SCPR R&D, Consortium for GIF R&D
China; Shanghai JTU (8 organizations) SCWR R&D (2007-2012), CGNPC announced the plan of constructing an experimental SCWR from 2016.
EU; HPLWR phase 1 (FZK, 2000-2), phase 2 (FZK, 10 organizations of 8 countries 2006-9), planning of phase 3
Canada: pressure tube type SCWR R&D:NSERC/NRCan/AECL-Universities program
Korea: thermal hydraulics (KEARI)
Russia: SC thermal hydraulic loops of IPPE, WS at NIKIET in 2008
USA: TH and materials at Univ. Wisconsin and Univ. Michigan (finished)
GIF SCWR OECD/NEA (Canada, EU, Japan and other countries) phase 2
IAEA: CRP of supercritical thermal hydraulics
SCR symposiums; 1st and 2nd at University of Tokyo in 2000 and 2003, 3rd at Shanghai JTU in 2007 and 4th in Heidelberg in 2009
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Control and start up
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Power control
Control rods
Turbine
Condenser
Condensate demineralizer
LP heaters
Steam temperature control
HP heaters
Turbine control valve
Turbine bypass valve
Main feedwater pump
Pressure control
deaerator
Plant control system
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Sliding Pressure Startup System
Sliding pressure supercritical water-cooled reactor
Nuclear heating starts at subcritical pressure.
Water separator is installed on a bypass line.
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Sliding Pressure Startup Procedure(1) Start of Nuclear Heating(2) Turbine Startup(3) Pressurization to 25 MPa(4) Line Switching(5) Temperature Raising(6 ) Power Raising
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Pressurization phase
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Sliding Pressure Startup Curve
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Linear Stability Analysis (for Supercritical Pressure)
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Thermal-Hydraulic Stability (Supercritical pressure)
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Coupled Neutronic
Thermal-Hydraulic Stability (Supercritical pressure)
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Decay Ratio Map for Coupled Neutronic Thermal-hydraulic Stability
Decay ratio increases with power to flow rate ratio.
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Stability Analysis during Sliding- Pressure Startup
• Coupled neutronic
thermal-hydraulic stability analysis
• Thermal-hydraulic stability analysis
• Thermal-hydraulic analysis
• Sliding pressure startup procedures
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feedwater temperature
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Sliding pressure startup curve
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Scope of studies and Computer codes
1.Fuel and coreSingle channel thermal hydraulics (SPROD), 3D coupled core neutronic/thermal-hydraulic (SRAC-
SPROD), Coupled sub-channel analysis, Statistical thermal design method, Fuel rod behavior (FEMAXI-
6), Data base of heat transfer coefficients of supercritical water
2. Plant system; Plant heat balance and thermal efficiency
3. Plant control4. Safety; Transient and accident analysis at
supercritical-and subcritical
pressure, ATWS analysis, LOCA analysis (SCRELA)
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Start-up (sliding-pressure and constant-pressure)6. Stability (TH and core stabilities at supercritical and
subcritical-pressure)7. Probabilistic safety assessment
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Economic potential
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PWR(1100MWe)SCLWR-H(1700MWe) ABWR(1350MWe) PWR(1100MWe)
Comparison of containments