Evaluation of a SGTR Accident in the Multi-Application Integrated Pressurized Water Reactor

One of more frequent events in the Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) is Steam Generator Tube Rupture (SGTR) accident, which is among the main accidents in the field of nuclear safety. This paper studies the SGTR event in the Multi-application Integrated Pressurized Water Reactor (IPWR) using the best-estimate thermal-hydraulic code RELAP5/MOD3.4. In the reactor of IPWR, several Once-Through Steam Generator (OTSG) cassettes are used and located between the core support and the pressure vessel. The tube rupture location is on the top of the tube sheet of a steam generator. Three different tube rupture modeling methods and several different subcooled discharge coefficients in the critical flow model are considered and compared. In the safety analysis, high pressure safety injection system, core makeup system and Passive Residual Heat Removal System (PRHRS) that would affect the accident consequences are considered.