Current Status of VEGA Experiment on Radionuclide Release from 基于Vega的放射性核素释放实验现状.pptVIP

Current Status of Severe Accident Research at JAERI K. Ishijima, A. Hidaka, K. Moriyama and H. Nakamura Department of Reactor Safety Research Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Presented at the 7th Korea-Japan PSA Workshop 2002.5.15-17 Jeju-Island, Korea Current activities at JAERI is focused on two remaining Issues: Fission product release from fuel Steam Explosion Research on severe accidents at JAERI ● VEGA (Verification Experiments of Radionuclides Gas/Aerosol Release) program at JAERI － Development of method for thoria tube fabrication enabled heat up of fuel at 3,250K under elevated pressure steam atmosphere of 1.0MPa. ● Objectives － To provide technical background for current siting criteria － To provide technical database for reconsideration of present indemnification against atomic energy risks － To clarify mechanisms of radionuclides release from various forms of fuel (In progress) Pressure［MPa ］ ORNL/CRL/KfK /IPSN(HEVA) (Finished) VEGA VERCORS Temperature［K］ 10 1000 2000 3000 Improvement of source term predictability for high burnup and MOX fuel use in LWR （Xe,I,Cs etc.） （Sr,Ru,Ba etc.） （U,Pu,Ce etc.） Release Volatility Low High 1.0 0.1 PWR station blackout Scope and Target Cooled activated carbon(210K） Lead shield Condenser（273K） Helium Steam generator Hydrogen Pyrometer Fuel specimen γ detector Induction coil TGTs Hot Cell Noble gas trap Gaseous iodine trap Low volatile FP trap Volatile FP trap Filters γ detector γ detector γ detector Furnace Cascade impactor Schematic of VEGA Facility ● Max. temperature ; 3,100K, pressure ; 0.1~1.0MPa ● Ambient gas species ; He, H2, Air and Steam (5N?/min) ● 2cm long, about 10g (with/without cladding) ● Fuel specimen － BWR PWR fuel ; 26~61 GWd/tU, MOX fuel ; 20~40 GWd/tHM ● Re-irradiation of test fuel to accumulate short-life radionuclides Test Schedule (2 Tests/yr) Experimental Conditions Construction of fac