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Uncertainty analysis of ATF Cr-coated-Zircaloy on BWR in-vessel accident progression during a station blackout

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  • Guo, Zehua
  • Dailey, Ryan
  • Feng, Tangtao
  • Zhou, Yukun
  • Sun, Zhongning
  • Corradini, Michael L
  • Wang, Jun

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The deposition of protective coatings on nuclear fuel cladding has been considered as a near-term Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) concept that will reduce the high-temperature oxidation rate and enhance accident tolerance of the cladding while providing additional benefits during normal operation and transients. In this study, an uncertainty analysis was employed to investigate the potential benefits of ATF Cr-coated-Zr cladding and canister for an unmitigated Short-Term Station Blackout (STSBO) sequence in a generic BWR plant using the MELCOR systems code. The MELCOR parameters that reflect the current state-of-knowledge of the relevant fuel assembly performance during core degradation were selected and characterized according to their ranges and distributions. An extensive set of simulations (240 MELCOR calculations) were performed for the Zr and Cr-coated-Zr cladding and canister materials, respectively, to determine their effect on core degradation with the associated uncertainties. The comparison between the Zr and Cr-coated-Zr calculations confirms that the use of ATF Cr-coated-Zr as cladding and canister component material in BWR might be an effective way to mitigate the accident progression and reduce the total hydrogen generation during the accident. The core degradation process was only delayed by less than a half hour, providing some additional time for compensatory actions to mitigate with the accident progression. In contrast, the effect of coated materials on total hydrogen generation was more substantial; i.e., hydrogen generation was almost reduced by half. In addition, a sensitivity analysis based on the Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients was conducted to rank the significance of the considered parameter uncertainties. The Cr-coating failure temperature was identified as the dominant factor in the MELCOR simulations of core degradation and associated hydrogen generation. Understanding these effects will inform and guide researchers to focus on a more productive area of research and development for accident-tolerant fuel concepts and enhancement of core safety margins.

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  • Guo, Zehua & Dailey, Ryan & Feng, Tangtao & Zhou, Yukun & Sun, Zhongning & Corradini, Michael L & Wang, Jun, 2021. "Uncertainty analysis of ATF Cr-coated-Zircaloy on BWR in-vessel accident progression during a station blackout," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 213(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reensy:v:213:y:2021:i:c:s0951832021002970
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2021.107770
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