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The two reactors at Dominion Energy’s Surry plant are among the oldest in the U.S. nuclear fleet. Yet when the plant celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023, staff could raise a toast to the future. Surry was one of the first plants to file a subsequent license renewal (SLR) application, and in May 2021, it became official: the plant was licensed to operate for a full 80 years, extending its reactors’ lifespans into 2052 and 2053.
J. B. Lee, B. U. Bae, Y. S. Park, J. Kim, S. Cho, N. H. Choi, K. H. Kang
Nuclear Technology | Volume 209 | Number 10 | October 2023 | Pages 1537-1548
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2022.2149040
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A test called B4.2 in the OECD-ATLAS2 project was performed to simulate loss of the residual heat removal system (RHRS) during mid-loop operation (MLO) using a thermal-hydraulic (T-H) integral-effect test facility: the Advanced Thermal-Hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation (ATLAS). The main purpose of this test was to investigate a T-H transient in the reactor coolant system (RCS) during loss of the RHRS and to evaluate the effectiveness of reflux condensation and the capability of a safety injection tank (SIT) on shutdown coolability. The initial and boundary conditions for the B4.2 test were appropriately determined according to a state of MLO corresponding to 65 h after reactor trip in the Advanced Power Reactor 1400 MW(electric) (APR1400). During the loss of RHRS accident transient simulation, major T-H parameters such as system pressures, temperatures, and collapsed water levels in the RCS were measured, and unique T-H phenomena such as reflux/cocurrent condensations, off-take, countercurrent flow, and countercurrent flow limitation were investigated. In this paper, the overall T-H behavior in the RCS during a simulated loss of the RHRS with SITs is highlighted to provide a better understanding of T-H phenomena regarding coolability with reflux condensation.