Partial flow blockage analysis of the hottest fuel assembly in SNCLFR-100 reactor core
Kang-Li Shi 1 - Personal Name
Shu-Zhou Li 1 - Personal Name
Xi-Lin Zhang 1 - Personal Name
Peng-Cheng Zhao 1 Hong-Li Chen 1 - Personal Name
In this paper, we perform an unprotected partial flow blockage analysis of the hottest fuel assembly in the core of the SNCLFR-100 reactor, a 100 MW th modular natural circulation lead-cooled fast reactor, developed by University of Science and Technology of China. The flow blockage shall cause a degradation of the heat transfer between the fuel assembly and the coolant potentially, which can eventually result in the clad fusion. An analysis of core blockage accidents in a single assembly is of great significance for LFR. Such scenarios are investigated by using the best estimation code RELAP5. Reactivity feed-back and axial power profile are considered. The cross-sectional fraction of blockage, axial position of blockage, and blockage-developing time are discussed. The cladding material failure shall be the biggest challenge and shall be a considerable threat for integrity of the fuel assembly if the cross-sectional fraction of blockage is over 94%. The blockage-developing time only affects the accident pro- gress. The consequence will be more serious if the axial position of a sudden blockage is closer to the core outlet. The method of analysis procedure can also be applied to analyze similar transient behaviors of other fuel-type reactors.
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