Abstract
An interfacing systems loss of coolant accident (ISLOCA) is a type of containment bypass accident that may lead to a significant release of fission products (FPs) to the environment. This paper presents a best practice modeling approach to more realistically quantify the FP source terms expected during the ISLOCA of a reference pressurized water reactor (PWR) plant and investigates the influence of a dedicated accident mitigation action on the results of interest through the established modeling approach. In addition to this, the key plant features and phenomenological mechanisms that might have a significant influence on the magnitude and timing of FP releases to the environment during an ISLOCA were examined through a couple of sensitivity analyses. To consider the integral responses of the reactor, containment, and auxiliary building to a severe accident initiated by an ISLOCA, detailed modeling was performed for a broad spectrum of relevant phenomena, plant systems, and structures that promote the deposition and retention of FPs along the flow path to the environment. As the modeling and simulation tools for the ISLOCA analysis, MELCOR 2.2 and MAAP5.04 were employed to compare the results of interest. The results of the analysis shows that the present best practice modeling approach proposed here has the potential to significantly decrease the release of FPs into the environment in the event of an ISLOCA. Relevant insights are summarized in terms of particular points of interest and remaining uncertainty issues for further study.
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