Education on nuclear fundamentals with iPWR Basic Principle Simulator
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COMPANYFOUNDATION ZORITA NPP
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TECNATOM AS INTERNATIONALGROUP
DEVELOPMENT OF SPANISH NPPPROGRAM
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Automated Inspection Systems
Full Scope Simulators
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Internationalization inNuclear Markets
Consolidation of Strategic Alliances
2000’s
Diversification to Synergic
Markets
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15%
Shareholders
45%
10%
Subsidiaries & Shared Companies
Representatives
Projects
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International Footprint3
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Value proposition
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Training&
Safety
Inspection&
Testing
Technology&
Product
Operation
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Develop and implement integrated and innovative solutions that promote the safety, efficiency and reliability of your assets, processes and the performance of people
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Integral Pressurized Water Reactor (iPWR) Simulator6
Scope:
Basic Principle Simulator – Generic behavior Small Modular Reactor, iPWR typePart of IAEA´s collection of Basic Principle Simulators for EducationFully developed with Tecnatom´s simulation technology
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Integral Pressurized Water Reactor (iPWR) Simulator7
Main thermal-hydraulic parameters:
• Reactor termal power ~ 150 MW• Electrical power ~ 45 Mwe• PZR pressure ~ 15.5 Mpa• Feedwater flow ~ 79 Kg/s
Passive safety:
• Automatic Depressurisation system (ADS)• Pressure Injection system (PIS)• Gravity Injection system (GIS)• Passive decaay heat removal (PDHR)
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Integral Pressurized Water Reactor (iPWR) Simulator8
Plant mode Turbine control Control rods
Turbine leading
(PWR type)
Load Averagetemperature
Reactor leading
(BWR type)
Steam pressure Reactor power
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Configuration capabilities9
Operating modes
✓ Reactor Leading Mode✓ Turbine Leading Mode
Circulating water cooling
✓ Open loop✓ Closed loop
Core cooling
Setpoints
✓ Natural circulation✓ Forced circulation
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Technological approach10
MODELLING
BOP + AUXILIARIES
THERMAL-HYDRAULIC
NSSS CODES
ELECTRICAL
LOGIC & CONTROL
SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT
SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY
TEAM_SUITE
INSTRUCTORSTATION
HMI BUILDER
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MODELINGTOOLS
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THERMAL-HYDRAULIC
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NEUTRONICS
INPUT / OUTPUT TUTOR SYSTEM
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Technological approach11
NEUTRONICS Neutronic model
THERMAL-HYDRAULIC
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Reactor Coolant SystemMain SteamFeedwaterTurbineContainment building & pools
THERMAL-HYDRAULICCondenser coolingEmergency core coolingContainment cooling
LOGIC & CONTROL Reactor and Protection SystemValves / pumps logics
ELECTRICAL Generator system
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Graphical User Interface12
HMI BUILDER
Human Factors Engineering principles & methods
NUREG-0700
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Overview of the plant systems13
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Overview of the plant systems14
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Control loops15
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Simulator control and supervision16
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Malfunctions activation17
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Training material18
Exercises for standard operations:
• Load maneuvering in turbine leading mode
• Reactor power decrease from 100% to 0%
• Reactor trip and restart
• …
Exercises for malfunction transient Events
• Loss of feedwater Flow
• Turbine runback
• Large steam generator tube rupture
• …
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Different operating systems and platforms19
Windows 7 or higher
32-bit / 64-bit
Chinese, Japanese,Korean, Arabic,…
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Conclusions20
✓ iPWR Basic Principle Simulator is a useful tool to support the
education on the fundamentals of this technology
✓ Simulator compliant with IAEA´s requirements for their suite of Basic
Principle Simulator
✓ The development and supply of the simulator has been a success, in
terms of quality, cost and timescale
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