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[en] Highlights: • Fukushima unit 2 accident was analyzed using MELCOR 1.8.6. • RCIC operating conditions were assumed and best case was selected. • Effect of RCIC operating condition on accident scenario was found. - Abstract: A severe accident in Fukushima occurred on March 11, 2011 and units 1, 2 and 3 were damaged severely. A tsunami following an earthquake made the supply of electricity power stop, and the safety systems, which use AC or DC power in plants could not operate properly. It is supposed that the degree of core degradation of unit 2 is less serious than in the other plants, and it was estimated that the operation of reactor core isolation cooling (RCIC) system at the initial stage of the accident minimized the core damage through decay heat removal. Although the operating conditions of the RCIC system are not known clearly, it can be important to analyze the accident scenario of unit 2. In this study, best case of the Fukushima unit 2 accident was presented considering the operating conditions of the RCIC system. The effects of operating condition on core degradation and fission product release rate to environment were also examined. In addition, importance of torus room flooding level in the accident analysis was discussed. MELCOR 1.8.6 was used in this research, and the geometries of plant and operating conditions of safety system were obtained from TEPCO through OECD/NEA BSAF Project.
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S0029-5493(15)00610-X; Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.12.024; Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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ACCIDENTS, BWR TYPE REACTORS, COMPUTER CODES, COOLING SYSTEMS, ENERGY SYSTEMS, ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS, GRAVITY WAVES, ISOTOPES, MATERIALS, MATHEMATICS, POWER REACTORS, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, REACTOR ACCIDENTS, REACTOR COMPONENTS, REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS, REACTOR SITES, REACTORS, REMOVAL, SAFETY, SEISMIC EVENTS, THERMAL REACTORS, WATER COOLED REACTORS, WATER MODERATED REACTORS, WATER WAVES
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