Considering the current trend in applying the revised source term proposed by NUREG-1465 to the nuclear power plants in the U. S., it is expected that the revised source term will be applied to the Korean operating nuclear power plants in the near future, even though the exact time can not be estimated. To meet the future technical demands, it is necessary to prepare the technical system including the related regulatory requirements in advance. In this research, therefore, it is intended to develop the methodology to apply the revised source term to operating nuclear power plants in Korea. Several principles were established to develop the application methodologies. First, it is not necessary to modify the existing regulations about source term (i.e., any back-fitting to operating nuclear plants is not necessary). Second, if the pertinent margin of safety is guaranteed, the revised source term suggested by NUREG-1465 may be useful to full application. Finally, a part of revised source term could be selected to application based on the technical feasibility. As the results of this research, several methodologies to apply the revised source term to the Korean operating nuclear power plants have been developed, which include 1) the selective (or limited) application to use only some of all the characteristics of the revised source term, such as release timing of fission products and chemical form of radio-iodine and 2) the full application to use all the characteristics of the revised source term. The developed methodologies are actually applied to Ulchin 9&4 units and their application feasibilities are reviewed. The results of this research are used as either a manual in establishing the plan and the procedure for applying the revised source term to the domestic nuclear plant from the utility’s viewpoint; or a technical basis of revising the related regulations from the regulatory body’s viewpoint.
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12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
April 25–29, 2004
Arlington, Virginia, USA
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- Nuclear Engineering Division
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0-7918-4689-X
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Development of the Methodology for Application of Revised Source Term to Operating Nuclear Power Plants in Korea
Moon Soo Park,
Moon Soo Park
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Chang-Sun Kang,
Chang-Sun Kang
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Joo-Hyun Moon
Joo-Hyun Moon
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Taejon, Korea
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Moon Soo Park
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Chang-Sun Kang
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Joo-Hyun Moon
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Taejon, Korea
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ICONE12-49309, pp. 147-151; 5 pages
Published Online:
November 17, 2008
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Park, MS, Kang, C, & Moon, J. "Development of the Methodology for Application of Revised Source Term to Operating Nuclear Power Plants in Korea." Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 3. Arlington, Virginia, USA. April 25–29, 2004. pp. 147-151. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE12-49309
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