NUMERICAL APPROACH FOR QUANTIFICATION OF SELFWASTAGE PHENOMENA IN SODIUM-COOLED FAST REACTOR

• Published in: Nuclear engineering and technology Vol. 47; no. 6; pp. 700 - 711
• Main Authors: JANG, SUNGHYON, TAKATA, TAKASHI, YAMAGUCHI, AKIRA, UCHIBORI, AKIHIRO, KURIHARA, AKIKAZU, OHSHIMA, HIROYUKI
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Computational Fluid Dynamics; Sodium-Water Reaction; Self-Wastage Phenomena; Sodium Faster Breeder Reactor

Sodium-cooled fast breeder reactors use liquid sodium as a moderator and coolant to transfer heat from the reactor core. The main hazard associated with sodium is its rapid reaction with water. Sodium-water reaction (SWR) takes place when water or vapor leak into the sodium side through a crack on a...