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HALDEN LOCA TEST SERIES

HALDEN LOCA TEST SERIESTRIAL RUNS-IFA-650.1

Erik Kolstad

Review meeting. Argonne. July, 2003

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Content* Background / Objectives* Test facility / Instr umtation

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• Pre-test code calculations* Trial runs / results

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Loss of Coolant Studies

The move to high bumup and the introduction ofnew cladding materials have generated a need tore-examine the safety criteria for loss-of-coolantaccidents and to verify their continued validity, Theintegral in-pile tests in the Hafden reactor I1address LOCA issues using ex-L WR high burnumpfuel segments. The Halden experiment will focus oneffects that are different from thosee obtained in ottof-reactor tests.

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Halden LOCA Experiment (IFA-650)

(USNRC/EPRI/EDF/FRAMATOM-ANP/GNF aIRS N)

Primary objectives

1) Measure the extent of fuel (fragment) relocation into the ballooned regionand evaluate its possible effect on cladding temperature and oxidatfon

2) Investigate the extent (if any) of - "secondary transient hydng" - on theinner side of the cladding above and below the burst region

LOCA (1)* Loss Of Coolant Acciden-t

* 3 Phases:* Slowdown (fuel/core uncovered), decompression* Refill (ECCS systems start)* Reflood (water level above core top)

* Timing: uncovery, quenching, long-term cooling

* Fuel temp. rises -- > cladding oxidation and hydriding:embfittlement (melting) of cladding s fragmentation

a. Safety criteria:* Max. fuel temp. (PCT) not to exceed 2200 F (1i44 C)+ Oxidation of cladding not to exceed 17% of totl clad thickness

* Rod swellingballooning may endanger core metry!coolability

4 Safety requirement: calculated gometry changes stillwarrant core cooling

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Conditions and Schedule* Fresh rods for practicing

-Low pressure for studying of required LHGR, flow and powercontrol, spray, control of PCT, tst termination etc.

- Rod with overpressure to assess ballooning capabilities- More cladding TCs-Fuel TC

e Two high burnup PWR rods- Ca. 150 bar pressure at operating con-ditos

Possibly two temperature levels (800 / 1 Q)* Two high burnup IBWR rods

O One medium bumup BWR rod

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Power calibrations (17 MW & 18 MW)

QA= KG ND ND = (ND1+ND2+ND3)/3KG = QA/ND (kW/nA)

LHGR = QA/LF LF = Fuel length = 50 cm(Gamma heat -5 - 6%)KG (no He3) = 0.90 KG (40 bar He3)

Most runs without He3

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Test rig instrumentation

* 3 neutron detector (Va)

* 2 Co-flux detectors

* 2 inlet TCs

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* 1 He3 coil

* Heated flow separator (w/TCs)

* Flow meter (outer circuit)

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Instrumentation -

- claddingsurfaoe therrmocovles- cladding extensometer- pressure sensor- fuel thermocoupt (esh fuel only)

fast response neutron detector

Rod pressure will be close to the normal operatingcoolant pressureThe free volume should be large, representative of theremaining volume in a full-scale fuel rod (<15 cm3)No axial constraint will be provided, but the design mayinclude a grid piece to assess the effect on cooling

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Test rod/instrumentation

Rod (Zr4)Length:O.DI1.D:Gap s"Ize:Enrichment:Fill pressure:Free volume:Dished pellets

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In-pile Rig Dump Tank

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Pretest code-calculations

* TRAC - BF1 code (PSI)* FRAPTRAN - GENFLOW (VTT)

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LOCA-Tests-IFA-650. 1

Cladding temperature transient control by:

- Linear heat rate ( LHR) (10 -40 W/cm)

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- Heated flow separator ( up to 20 W/em)

LOCA-Tests-IFA-650. 1

Test scheme for the first rod.

1 - Steady-state operation (10-50 W/cm) withloop 13 connected

2 - Disconnection of loop 13.Natural convection flow3 - Blow-down (< 30 secs) (to dump tank)4 - Heat-up (< 2 mins)5-6-

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LOCA TRIAL RUNS - IFA-6501

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LOCA Trial Runs, IFA-650.15th Run, Qrod = 25 W/cm, cheater = 20 W/cm, TFmax = 11000C

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Summary:

Trial, runs on May 23 (from 70 bar)- 2 runs to PCT = 8000C- 4 runs to PCT = 1 00C

. Loop and rig worked well

. Rod instrumentation worked well* PCT reached by adjusting

- LHGR (1 5 - 30 W/cm)- Heater (6 - 20 W/cm)

. Blowdown times -30 secs* Quench by spray system. Check of axial power profile. Next test in Swteale Ocfobe-

(pressurised PWR rod)

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Test Objects

P Pair of rods (50 - 80 MWd/kg, 40 -50 cm length) fromcommercial LWRs to be tested in PWR and BWRconditions, suitable to address possible effect of axialfuel fragment relocation

- when does it occur (blow-down/heat-up, quenching)?- does bonding prevent the movement of fragments?

e Include medium bumup fuel (.40 MWd/kg, less or nobonding) to bridge the gap between low and highbumupVVER fuel envisaged for testing at a later stage

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LOCA FUEL BEIAVIOUR TESTS lFA-650 (PWR)

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Instrumentation: Cladding TCs, 1 PF & 1 ECHe3 coil, Flow control, spray system

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