Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 Accident Progression Uncertainty Analysis and Implications for Decommissioning of Fukushima Reactors - Volume I.

Gauntt, Randall O.¹  Mattie, Patrick D.¹ 

[1] Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

关键词: FUKUSHIMA-1 REACTOR;    DAMAGE;    REACTOR CORES;    REACTOR ACCIDENTS;    REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING;    COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION;    FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION;    HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;    EVALUATION;    FAILURES;    NUCLEA;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1235213
RP-ID  :  SAND--2016-0232
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1235213
Others  :  Other: 618362
Others  :  TRN: US1600241

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has conducted an uncertainty analysis (UA) on the Fukushima Daiichi unit (1F1) accident progression with the MELCOR code. The model used was developed for a previous accident reconstruction investigation jointly sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). That study focused on reconstructing the accident progressions, as postulated by the limited plant data. This work was focused evaluation of uncertainty in core damage progression behavior and its effect on key figures-of-merit (e.g., hydrogen production, reactor damage state, fraction of intact fuel, vessel lower head failure). The primary intent of this study was to characterize the range of predicted damage states in the 1F1 reactor considering state of knowledge uncertainties associated with MELCOR modeling of core damage progression and to generate information that may be useful in informing the decommissioning activities that will be employed to defuel the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Additionally, core damage progression variability inherent in MELCOR modeling numerics is investigated.