WANG Zhen, WANG Gang, GU Zhixing, et al. Beam transient accident for lead-bismuth cooled ADS by natural circulation[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2015, 38(1): 010604
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WANG Zhen, WANG Gang, GU Zhixing, et al. Beam transient accident for lead-bismuth cooled ADS by natural circulation[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2015, 38(1): 010604 DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2015.hjs.38.010604.
Beam transient accident for lead-bismuth cooled ADS by natural circulation
Background: Beam interruption and beam overpower are two typical transient accidents for accelerator-driven system. Purpose: To investigate the safety characteristics of the lead-bismuth cooled Accelerator Driven Sub-critical System (ADS) under beam transient accident
the steady state
beam trip and beam overpower accident of lead-bismuth cooled accelerator-driven system were simulated by using NTC-2D. Methods: NTC-2D is a two-dimensional version of neutronics and thermo-hydraulics coupled simulation program NTC developed by FDS team. Results: As for the beam interruptions
the temperature variations of cladding and fuel pellet at different time (1s
3s
6s
12s) were given. The longer the beam interruptions
the lower temperature of cladding and fuel. After beam overpower occurred
core power finally stabilized at 192.2% of the initial power value. The temperatures of the fuel
cladding and coolant were all smaller than the safety limits. The fuel and cladding would not melt and the coolant would not boil. Conclusion: The reactor was safe under two accidents. The transient response of the power for ADS under beam transient accidents is instantaneous. Delayed neutron has less effect on neutron generation time. Natural circulation can reach new steady under two accidents. Abstract