Calculations for AP1000 nuclear power plant SGTR accident based on RELAP5/mod 3.3 program
AP1000 nuclear power plant model is founded via RELAP5/mod 3.3 program in detail. Refer to SGTR accident basic assumptions in the safety analysis report, calculations for AP1000 nuclear power plant SGTR accident are carried out. And through comparison between the result got and the result from safety analysis report calculated by LOFTTR2 program, the two results are very consistent. It's found that even if the operators do not interfere, AP1000 nuclear power plant protection systems and passive design measures will trigger an automatic response measures, it can terminate the SG heat transfer tube leaking and make RCS be stable in a safe condition and to prevent SG overflowing and ADS actions occurring.
Nuclear safety of spent fuel pool storage at nuclear power plants with VVER-1000: physical principles and structural solutions
The physical principles and structural solutions concerning nuclear safety in handling nuclear fuel at nuclear power plants with VVER-1000 are examined. It is shown that a structure of storage racks in the holding pools based on the spacing of hexahedral boron steel pipes, the structure acting as a combined neutron trap, will increase the pool capacity as compared with the loosely packed pools and will make the handling of nuclear fuel nuclear safe under normal operating conditions and during accidents. In the future, this construction will make it possible to use fuel assemblies with high uranium content and fuel enrichment above 5%.
Techno-economic analysis of chemical looping combustion with humid air turbine power cycle
Abstract Power generation from fossil fuel-fired power plant is the largest single source of CO2 emission. CO2 emission contributes to climate change. On the other hand, renewable energy is hindered by complex constraints in dealing with large scale application and high price. Power generation from fossil fuels with CO2 capture is therefore necessary to meet the increasing energy demand, and reduce the emission of CO2. This paper presents a process simulation and economic analysis of the chemical looping combustion (CLC) integrated with humid air turbine (HAT) cycle for natural gas-fired power plant with CO2 capture. The study shows that the CLC–HAT including CO2 capture has a thermal efficiency of 57% at oxidizing temperature of 1200 °C and reducer inlet temperature of 530 °C. The economic evaluation shows that the 50 MWth plant with a projected lifetime of 30 years will have a payback period of 7 years and 6 years for conventional HAT and CLC–HAT cycles respectively. The analysis indicates that CLC–HAT process has a high potential to be commercialised.