Safety Analysis of Coolant Needed Supply for Spent Fuel Pool in Light of Fukushima Accident

• Autorzy: Mateusz Malicki , Katarzyna Skolik , Mikołaj Oettingen
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Fukushima accident shows us that not only the core and reactor could make problems during unexpected events but also Spent Fuel Pool (SFP). That accident encouraged many experts to reconsider safety features in this area of Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) and to be more mindful of this potential problem. Preparing precise analysis of such accidents could provide important information about possible consequences and bring up essential solutions about how to improve SFP fuel management and safety systems related with the fuel storage process. This paper delivers analysis based on the Fukushima SFP unit 4 accident from March 11th 2011. The Fukushima type accident was caused by a lack of heat reception: water vaporization was the only way for heat to escape from SFP. Critical to avoid serious consequences in that situation is to know when and how much water must be provided by the operator to the SFP to ensure the assembly is submerged into a coolant. During this accident the SFP was almost full, 1530 of 1560 spots were taken and instruments, safety or safety-related systems like heat exchangers were not available. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Safety of products; Nuclear power station; Event study

PL

Bezpieczeństwo produktów; Elektrownie jądrowe; Analiza zdarzeń

• Czasopismo: Logistyka
• Rocznik: 2015
• Numer: nr 4, CD 3
• Strony: 9450--9457

Twórcy

autor

Mateusz Malicki

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

autor

Katarzyna Skolik

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

autor

Mikołaj Oettingen

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

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