Published August 2009 | Version v1
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Discussion of REA boric acid tank volume

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  • 1. China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong (China)

Description

This paper discussed the design rules of the boric acid tank volume of reactor boron and water makeup system (REA) in PWR nuclear plant and the limit requirements of the tank volume in the operation technical specification. Based on the comparison and analysis of the arguments of Daya Bay nuclear plant 18 months refueling modification and Ling'ao nuclear plant 1/4 refueling modification, the paper pre-assessed and calculated the lack of the REA boric acid tank volume as the fuel enrichment upgraded to 4.95% in the future, and proposed the suggestion of increasing the volume or boric acid concentration of the REA system in new nuclear plant design in order to meet the operation technical specification requirements. (author)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Power Engineering
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 108-112
ISSN
0258-0926

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Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
43075405
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
ABUNDANCE; AUGMENTATION; BORIC ACID; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DAYA BAY-1 REACTOR; DESIGN; ENRICHMENT; LINGAO-1 REACTOR; MODIFICATIONS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPERATION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; SPECIFICATIONS; TANKS; VOLUME; WATER
Descriptors DEC
BORON COMPOUNDS; CONTAINERS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EVALUATION; FUELS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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