Simulation of the hydrogen distribution in the confinement of the Ignalina nuclear power plant
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E. Babilas
Abstract
The Accident Localisation System (ALS) of the Ignalina nuclear power plant is a “pressure suppression” type confinement, which protects the population, workers and environment from radiation hazards. According to the safety justification of RBMK-1500 reactors, ∼110 m3 of hydrogen is released to the ALS compartments during a maximum design basis accident. To prevent the possible hydrogen accumulation and combustion, a hydrogen concentration control system is installed. The main goal of the present paper is to present the ALS model for the COCOSYS code and assess the effectiveness of the hydrogen control system of the Ignalina nuclear power plant. The analysis performed identified locations of possible hydrogen accumulation in the ALS compartments during the transient processes and assessed the mixture combustibility in these locations for a maximum design basis accident scenario.
Kurzfassung
Das Störfallbegrenzungssystem (ALS) des Kernkraftwerks in Ignalina ist ein Druckabbausystem zum Schutz der Bevölkerung, des Personals und der Umgebung. Bei dem schwersten Auslegungsstörfall werden entsprechend der Sicherheitsbewertungen der RBMK-1500 Reaktoren ca. 110 m3 Wasserstoff in das Confinement freigesetzt. Zur Verhinderung von Wasserstoffansammlung und -verbrennung wurde ein Wasserstoffüberwachungssystem installiert. Der Beitrag beschreibt die Modellierung des Störfallbegrenzungssystems für den COCSYS-Code und die Bewertung der Wirksamkeit des Wasserstoffüberwachungssystems im Kernkraftwerk Ignalina. Es wurden die Möglichkeiten lokaler Wasserstoffanreicherungen im Confinement bei Transientenverläufen untersucht und die dort unter Bedingungen des schwersten Auslegungsstörfalls entstehenden Brenngemische bewertet.
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- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
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