Title of article :
AB1600—ProgressofABWRtechnologytowardnextgenerationABWROriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors :
KenjiArai، نويسنده , , AkiraMurase، نويسنده , , RyoichiHamazaki، نويسنده , , MasahikoKuroki، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Abstract :
Advancedboilingwaterreactor(ABWR)plantshaveachievedanexcellentoperatingperformancesincethefirstABWRplantstarteditscommercialoperationin1996.BasedontheABWRtechnology,progresshasbeenmadetowardsanextgenerationABWR,AB1600inToshiba.TheAB1600plantaimsatmeetingthedemandforthereplacementofthecurrentBWRs,whichisexpectedtoberealizedby2020andbeyond.IntheAB1600design,therefore,furtherimprovementsineconomicandreliabilityaspectshavebeenpursuedbyincorporatingseveralnewtechnologies.Thereactorpowerisupratedto1600MWefrom1350MWeofthefirstABWRplantinordertobenefitfromeconomyofscale.Alargefuelassemblywithhighpowerdensityisadoptedinordertoreducebothofthecapitalcostandmaintenancecostassociatedwithrefuelingbydecreasingthenumberoffuelassembliesandcontrolroddrives.TheAB1600safetysystemdesignemploysahybridsafetysystem,whichconsistsofbothactiveandpassivesystemsforthedesignbasisandthebeyond-designbasisaccidents,toenhancethesafetyoftheplant.Asacountermeasureagainstsevereaccidents,thepassivesystemsforthefunctionsofdecayheatremoval,coolantinjectionandmoltencoredebriscoolingareincorporated.
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
