Dynamic assessment for life extension of nuclear power plants (NPPs) using system dynamics (SD) method
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T. H. Woo
Abstract
It has been proposed to extend the life of nuclear power plants (NPPs) for the economic purpose. Especially, the primary systems in reactor are considered in the thermohydraulic and neutronic aspect, which is related to the safety system. The electric power and the lifespan of components are expressed as economic situation. In addition, political considerations are given by the presidential change and the nuclear non-proliferation characteristics. The dynamical investigation using system dynamics (SD) shows the effective time for the life extension of the NPPs by Monte-Carlo simulations. This non-linear algorithm is incorporated with the feedback loop of the event sequences. The expected event is related to the past event, which affects to the dynamical simulations of lifetime in the NPPs. In the conclusions, the safety guarantee as well as the economic profit in the re-use of long term operated power plants is presented, which is mentioned as the transient time between 2019 and 2021 in this paper.
Kurzfassung
Aus ökonomischen Gesichtspunkten wurden Laufzeitverlängerungen von KKW vorgeschlagen. In diesem Beitrag wird die auf Monte-Carlo-Berechnungen basierende Systemdynamik-Methode (SD) vorgestellt, die zur Beurteilung der Laufzeitverlängerung von KKW herangezogen werden kann. Dabei werden Thermohydraulik und Neutronik in Bezug zum Sicherheitssystem, elektrische Leistung und Betriebsdauer der Komponenten in Bezug zur Wirtschaftlichkeit gesetzt. Zusätzlich werden politische Einflüsse (Regierungswechsel, Nichtverbreitung von Kernwaffen) berücksichtigt. Der daraus entstehende nichtlineare Algorithmus wird mit Ereignisszenarien und deren Konsequenzen in Verbindung gesetzt und gelöst. Als Ergebnis werden die Jahre zwischen 2019 und 2021 als beste Zeitspanne zur Entscheidung über die Verlängerung der Laufzeit von KKW abgeleitet.
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- Contents/Inhalt
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- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Summaries
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- Remarks on boiling water reactor stability analysis – part 2: stability monitoring
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- Heat transfer study of a submerged reactor channel under boil-off condition
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- A detailed investigation of interactions within the shielding to HPGe detector response using MCNP code
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