2023 Fall Meeting

Presentation information

Oral presentation

IV. Nuclear Plant Technologies » 402-1 Nuclear Safety Engineering (Safety Design, Safety Assessment/Analysis, Management)

[1O09-12] SFR 3

Wed. Sep 6, 2023 2:45 PM - 3:50 PM Room O (School of Eng. Bildg. 2F 522)

Chair:Koji Morita(Kyushu Univ.)

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

[1O11] Studies on relocation behavior of molten core materials in core disruptive accidents of sodium-cooled fast reactors

(11) Coolability of molten fuel discharged into a depth- and volume-limited sodium plenum

*Ken-ichi Matsuba1, Shinya Kato1, Kenji Kamiyama1, Assan Akayev2, Viktor Baklanov2 (1. JAEA, 2. NNC)

Keywords:Sodium-cooled fast reactor, Core disruptive accident, Molten core material, Material relocation, Coolability

Japan Atomic Energy Agency and National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan discussed the coolability of molten fuel discharged into a depth- and volume-limited sodium plenum, based on results of a series of out-of-pile experiments using simulated molten fuel (molten alumina).