Quantification of the Effectiveness of Small Modular Reactor Containment Structures in Decontaminating Aerosolized Radionuclide Particles through Natural Phenomena in Simulated Nuclear Accidents
Quantification of the Effectiveness of Small Modular Reactor Containment Structures in Decontaminating Aerosolized Radionuclide Particles through Natural Phenomena in Simulated Nuclear Accidents
Purpose: Develop validation data to support the use of decontamination factors due to natural phenomena
Significance: Available correlations are for LLWRs, SMR-specific correlations must be empirically determined
Benefit: SMR correlations should provide reduced design basis and beyond design basis accident source terms
Project Scope Includes Collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University for the Following Items:
Thermal-Hydraulic Research: Establish theoretical basis for natural decontamination phenomena
Test-Loop Design: Mechanical design of high pressure test vessels and test loop including sampling methods.
Computational Fluid Dynamics: CFD Simulation to optimize the test loop design and establish appropriate correlations.
