Title of article
AnalysisoflowloadtransientsfortheVandellòs-IINPP:ApplicationtooperationandcontrolsupportOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
C.Llopis، نويسنده , , F.Revent?s، نويسنده , , L.Batet، نويسنده , , C.Pretel، نويسنده , , I.Sol، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages
10
From page
2014
To page
2023
Abstract
TheTechnicalUniversityofCatalonia(UPC)hasbeenjointlyworkingwiththeAsociaciónNuclearAscó-Vandellòs(ANAV)foranumberofyearsinordertoestablish,qualifyandusebestestimate(BE)modelsforthereactorsunderthecontrolofANAV.ANAVistheconsortiumthatisresponsibleforoperationoftheAscóandVandellòs-IIreactors.ThereactorsareWestinghouse-designthree-loopPWRswithanapproximateelectricalpowerof1000MW.Theexistingintegralplantmodelsforeachplantarecurrentlyusedformanydifferentpurposesamongwhicharesupportofplantoperationandcontrol.Quiteanumberofstudieshavebeendoneinordertoimprovebothsafetyandplantcompetitiveness.Mostofthesedynamicanalyseswerecarriedoutinrelationtotransientsstartingatnominalfullpoweroratleast,veryclosetofullpower.ThispaperdevelopsaspecificuseoftheVandellòs-IIplantmodelforoperationandcontrolsupportatlowpowerinvolvingnewrangesofsystemactuationparameters.Italsoexaminesscenariosthataresomewhatdifferentfromthosetypicallyanalysed.Thestudystartsshowingtheresultsofanassessmentcase,whichisastart-uptestandprovidessomeadditionalqualification,andsubsequentlyattemptstoestablishcalculationstosupportbothanimprovementinfeedwatercontrolsandtosetupoperatingrecommendationsforlow-loadmanualoperationoffeedwaterturbo-pump.Bothresultshopefully,willproduceanoutcome,whichleadstoanimprovementinsafetyandreducesreactortripprobability.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2007
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
941422
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