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Motivation
Features needed Modeling
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Testing
Status and Future Plans
In line with MAAP philosophy, aim was to produce best estimate predictions.
Features Required
Fuel rack design. Heat loads and inventories. Heat sinks and gas space behavior including hydrogen. Fuel damage and melt progression:
Cladding oxidation in air. Ru release.
Increasingly used for pre-core damage scenarios. EPRI owns MAAP and manages development. FAI is main developer. MAAP5 includes major model upgrades, including improved primary system modeling, neutron kinetics.
Time the fuel assembly is cooled in the spent fuel pool (including time from shutdown to transfer into pool)
Initial Enrichment
Masses of Materials
UO2, Zr, Ag-In-Cd, B4C, Stainless Steel, etc. Number of Fuel Pins and Non-Fuel Rods
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Zr Oxidation in Air
Zr + O2 ZrO2 + HZr
HZr : Heat of reaction per mole of Zr (=1.1 x 109 J/kgmole [1]) [1] D.A. Powers, Technical Issues Associated with Air Ingression During Core Degradation, SAND2000-1935C, Sandia National Laboratories, 2000
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Relocation Model
Relocation model is similar to core relocation model except:
Sideward relocation between channels is not allowed. Molten mass at the bottom node is allowed to relocate into the floor without forming a crust.
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Example Cases
4-Loop PWR Spent Fuel Pool is modeled as one reactor building node Spent fuel pool fuel assemblies are modeled as 30 channels (racks)
with 22 axial nodes Total decay heat ~ 7.73 MW with 840 fuel assemblies Pool floor area = 178 m2 Limited gas circulation between upper space and fuel region Condensate in the walls and ceiling return to the water pool For a normal water level, it will take a more than a week to uncover the top of fuel assemblies for a loss of pool cooling event Three Cases: 1) Normal Initial water level (12.0 m) with a loss of pool cooling 2) Initial water level is set to 5.0 m with a loss of pool cooling 3) No water in the spent fuel pool (just to test the models)
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Radiolysis. Tests for other types of spent fuel pool designs. Improvements to radiation and natural circulation models. Validate the model against available data and other detailed codes.
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