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- Title
Preliminary accident analysis of Flexblue<sup>®</sup> underwater reactor.
- Authors
Haratyk, Geoffrey; Gourmel, Vincent
- Abstract
Flexblue® is a subsea-based, transportable, small modular reactor delivering 160 MWe. Immersion provides the reactor with an infinite heat sink – the ocean – around the metallic hull. The reference design includes a loop-type PWR with two horizontal steam generators. The safety systems are designed to operate passively; safety functions are fulfilled without operator action and external electrical input. Residual heat is removed through four natural circulation loops: two primary heat exchangers immersed in safety tanks cooled by seawater and two emergency condensers immersed in seawater. In case of a primary piping break, a two-train safety injection system is actuated. Each train includes a core makeup tank, an accumulator and a safety tank at low pressure. To assess the capability of these features to remove residual heat, the reactor and its safety systems have been modelled using thermal-hydraulics code ATHLET with conservative assumptions. The results of simulated transients for three typical PWR accidents are presented: a turbine trip with station blackout, a large break loss of coolant accident and a small break loss of coolant accident. The analyses show that the safety criteria are respected and that the reactor quickly reaches a safe shutdown state without operator action and external power.
- Subjects
ELECTRIC reactors; PRESSURIZED water reactor safety measures; HEAT sinks (Electronics); HEAT exchangers; COOLANTS
- Publication
EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2015, Vol 1, p1
- ISSN
2491-9292
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1051/epjn/e2015-50030-x