Apr1400 is a cuttingedge nuclear power plant, which has raised the generating capacity from mw to 1400mw, and design lifetime has been increased. C and increased pressurizer volume for larger thermal margin enhanced transient response. Advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400 design certification. Modal characteristic analysis of the apr1400 nuclear reactor. Basic objectives in design of a reactor in chemical engineering physical operations such as fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer and separation processes play a very large part. Nuclear regulatory commission s nrc, in connection with its application for certification of the advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400, a 4,000mwt pressurized. Optimization and exergy analysis of nuclear heat storage. Since its first introduction in 1985, pctran has been selected by iaea. This digitalbased neoconcept main control room design needs comprehensive verification and validation process to get the license for construction. Advanced power reactor 1400 mwe kepcokhnp, south korea by. Issued design certification advanced power reactor 1400. Advanced power reactor 1400 mwe kepcokhnp, south korea. Application of variable frequency drive on the condensate.
The first apr1400 unit shinkori unit 3 completed fuel load and synchronization to the grid in december 2015. Apr1400 safe, reliable technology oecdnea workshop on innovations in watercooled reactor technology paris, feb 11 12, 2015. The reactor is koreanmade and is named the advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400. Koreas indigenous nextgen nuclear technology wins us. May 02, 2019 the united states has certified the advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400, a nextgeneration commercial nuclear reactor design independently developed by korean stateowned companies korea electric power corp. The approval by eur a technical advisory group for european utilities on nuclear power plants means south koreas staterun nuclear operator can further expand its.
Apr1400 feedwater system hydraulic analysis using aft. The first advanced light water reactor called advanced power reactor apr1400 has many specific features such as passive safety features, digital i and c, and digitalized main control room design. Thibault 200102 the proii process simulation program performs rigorous mass and energy balances for a range of chemical processes from oilgas separation to reactive distillation. The apr1400 reactor has a thermal power capacity of 4000 mw, produces 1400 mw gross electric power, from khnp 2005. The technology apr1400 the barakah nuclear power plant will use the most advanced nuclear technology, ensuring safety and efficiency throughout the process of power production. Microsimulation technology developed a simulator for a 200mw low temperature heating reactor nhr designed by tsinghua university of china for desalination. Design concepts including control room kngr is, like the other advanced reactors. Apr1400 design control document and environmental report. Applicants or licensees intending to construct and operate an apr1400 standard design may do so by referencing this design certification dc. Trapr140001 technical report on design description and. Conventional twoloop pressurized water reactor advanced pwr. Kepco and khnp submitted the standard design certification application on december 23, 2014. Apr1400 design control document and environmental report nrc.
Accident management strategy of apr1400if water can be injected to reactor cavity. Apr1400 development 5 strategy design adopting evolutionary improvement strategy based on. For all irreversible reactions of greater than zero order, the volume of the reactor approaches. Nuclear regulatory commission nrc is amending its regulations to certify the advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400 standard design. Development of human factors validation system for the. Reactor core and fuel design the reactor core of apr1400 is designed to generate 3,987 mw thermal power with an average.
A bittersweet milestone for the worlds safest nuclear. Simulation scope is extended to severe accident and dose dispersion. The advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400 development program consisting of three phases was ended in 2001, and it is expected to obtain a design approval for the developed standard design soon, which is a planned goal of the program. Dec 18, 2017 apr1400 stands for advanced pressurised reactor 1400mw. The chemical reactor design tool crdt is a set of computer programs that solves the equations describing common chemical reactor models. The types of reactors that can be modeled include batch reactors, continuous stirred tank reactors, plug flow reactors, plug flow reactors with axial dispersion, and tubular flow reactors with radial dispersion. Us nrc set to certify apr1400 reactor design read 374 times 0 members and 1 guest are viewing this topic.
Advanced power reactor 1400 mwe kepcokhnp, south korea issuu. Modal characteristic analysis of the apr1400 nuclear reactor internals for seismic analysis article pdf available in nuclear engineering and technology 465. Examples of issues that have been dealt with are shown in fig. Apr1400einr14001np, human factors engineering program plan. Development of pcbased simulator for korean apr 1400. Applicants or licensees intending to construct and operate an apr1400 standard design may do so by referencing this design certification dc rule.
The reactor type and plant design concept of apr1400 is the result of a twoyear research program, phase i, which. Application for standard design certification for the advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400, a 4,000mwt pressurizedwater reactor pwr when. Human factors validation system the human factors validation system for the digitalized mcr of apr1400 includes hardware and software components, such as panels, consoles, and dynamic models. It is as the name suggests a pressurised water reactor pwr, on the larger end of the scale for contemporary pwr design only the epr, at 16001700mw is notably larger, and most commercial designs such as ap, hualong1, atmea, vver1200 are in the 11001200mw range. The user can design new processes, troubleshoot existing processes, evaluate alternate plant configurations, or optimize plant yield and efficiency to list a. Nuclear regulatory commission nrc is proposing to amend its regulations to certify the advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400 standard design. Apr1400 reactor coolant system and main pipe apr1400 is an advanced pressurized nuclear reactor, design by the korea electric power corporation, developed from opr design. The facility has been developed considering the aspects. The model was benchmarked to apr1400 design input data. Advanced power reactor 1400 1,400 mwe under construction. The reactor design pattern is an event handling pattern for handling service requests delivered concurrently to a service handler by one or more inputs. A human factors validation system for the main control room mcr of advanced power reactor 1400mwe apr1400 has been developed as it adopts digitalized humansystem interfaces hsis.
Issued design certification advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400. Ansys engineering simulation for reactor design including cfd for chemical reactor design, structural and thermal analysis and instrumentation and control software used for design and analysis of chemical reactors enable reaction engineers to answer whatif questions as they design and enhance reactors performance, energy usage, reactor yield. The hualong one reactor design was certified by chinas nuclear authorities in 2014, and construction of the first four units began in 2015 and 2016. Microsimulation technology nuclear power plant simulation. Licensing for apr1400 in korea may 2829, 2018 ifnec idwg. Apr1400 stands for advanced pressurised reactor 1400mw. Mar 10, 2015 in addition, as shown in the reducible schedule design for new construction method application, khnp expects that the succeeding plant including the third unit of the apr1400 can be constructed. Currently the iaea has nuclear power plant simulation software available for distribution that simulate the behaviour of the following reactor types. Microsimulation technology has developed the most advanced windows xpbased nuclear power plant simulator, pctran, for all types of water cooled nuclear reactors. The nuclear plant is coupled with a medtvc multiple effect distillation thermal vapor compression unit to generate distilled water. Schematic diagram of primary components and safety systems. Implementation and analysis for apr1400 soft control system. Apr1400 development status and design features conference.
The approval by eur a technical advisory group for european utilities on nuclear power plants means south koreas staterun nuclear. Korean apr1400 reactor design was selected as the firstever nuclear power plant in uae, 2009 and became a main brand representing the korean nuclear power technology. In support of human resource development in member states the iaea has established education and training programmes on active learning about nuclear technologies using the pcbased basic principle simulators. The service handler then demultiplexes the incoming requests and dispatches them synchronously to the associated request handlers. The system is intended to reliably and efficiently store and recover thermal energy from a nuclear power plant npp steam system in order to allow flexible power generation. Status report 83 advanced power reactor 1400 mwe apr1400. As part of this programme, the iaea arranges for the development and distribution of its suite of pcbased basic principle simulators including the manuals and related. The design certification process determines whether a reactor design meets us safety requirements, independent of any specific site or plan to build.
The design characteristics of advanced power reactor 1400. Apr1400, and can be used in the human factors validation process of the apr1400 hsi design. Definition the soft control s softwarebased mmi resource which emulates the various physica switches and analog control devices. Plant types include pwr, bwr and advanced areva epr, westinghouse ap and ge abwr. Nuclear heat storage and recovery for the apr1400 sciencedirect. In addition, the apr1400 design has been employed by. Applicants or licensees intending to construct and operate an apr1400 standard design may do. The apr1400 is a relatively new design with improved construction and safety improvements with power cycle operation temperatures and pressures similar to other lwr plants globally. The reactor pattern is a design pattern for synchronous demultiplexing and order of events as they arrive.
The analysis was performed according to the design criteria of npp electrical systems. In any manufacturing process where there is a chemical change. The purpose of this analysis was to verify the impact of the design change. Appendix f constitutes the standard design certification for the advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400 design, in accordance with 10 cfr part 52, subpart b. This article covers the kepco apr1400 and complements the. Apr1400 is koreandesigned next generation nuclear power plant ksnp upscaled from opr to 1400 mw electric 4000 mw thermal. Reactor calculation using simulation software revised from senior project report by ryan p. As with most of the current generation of plant designs, design life is. Status for new power reactor licensing apr1400 cp applied cp granted ol applied ol granted commercial operation shin kori 3 2003. Pdf development of human factors validation system for the. Additional units are under construction in korea and the united arab emirates. Nuclear reactor simulators for education and training iaea. Advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400 manmachine interface systems. Chemcad safety net plant safety and piping networks software.
Kepco and korea hydro and nuclear power khnp, paving the way for exports of korean indigenous reactor technology to the u. Engineers aide sinet fluid flow analysis, equipment sizing and. The advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400, which is a 1450 mwe evolutionary pwr based on well proven korean standard nuclear power plant ksnp design incorporates a number of design modifications and improvements to meet the utilitys needs for enhanced safety and economic goals and to address the new licensing. Reactor is a light water reactor plant designed by the nuclear power industry in the republic of korea. Gas flex a process gas compressor program utilizing bwr equations of state. Issued design certification advanced power reactor. The major upgrades related to simulator design are. The apr1400 for advanced power reactor 1400 mw electricity is an advanced pressurized water nuclear reactor designed by the korea electric power corporation kepco. Implementation and analysis for apr1400 soft control. Pdf modal characteristic analysis of the apr1400 nuclear. The apr1400 is a pressurized water reactor with the electrical power of 1400 mwe designed by korea. South korea earns nrc design certification for 1400mw pwr.
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