Conceptual study of a Complementary Scram System For Liquid Metal Cooled Nuclear Reactors
(2009) 13th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics - NURETH-13 — Location: Kanazawa, Japan (27.September.2009)
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- GEN-IV reactors promise higher safety and reliability as one of the major improvements over previous generations of reactors. To achieve that, all GEN-IV reactor concepts require two completely independent shutdown systems that rely on different operating principles. For liquid metal cooled reactors the first system is an absorber-rod based solution. The second system that by requirement should rely on another principle, is however quite a challenge to design. In this presentation an overview of the existing literature on scram systems is given, each with their advantages and limitations . A promising new concept is also presented. The ongoing work conducted at SCK-CEN and UCL/TERM aims at assessing the reliability of this new concept both experimentally and numerically. Some preliminary experimental and DEM simulation results will be presented.
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Vanmaercke, S., Van den Eynde, G., Tijskens, E., & Bartosiewicz, Y. (2009). Conceptual study of a Complementary Scram System For Liquid Metal Cooled Nuclear Reactors. American Nuclear Society. Transactions, Special issue : 175(3), 509 p. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/206366 (Original work published 2011)