Abstract
Nuclear energy plays an important role in the green low-carbon energy. The lead-based reactor is one of the most popular small modular reactor types. The pre-conceptual design of a 100 MW(e) small modular lead-bismuth eutectic cooled reactor was developed by Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute CO., LTD. to meet the market demand of advanced small-scale nuclear plant. Representative accidents were analyzed for the 100 MW(e) small modular lead-bismuth reactor using ATHLET/MOD 3. The result shows that under the design basis conditions, the performance of the reactor can meet the safety criteria with the protection system working normally. The coolant solidification in the primary circuit under these transients should be prevented. Under the design extension condition, the highest cladding temperature is much lower than the melting point. In the unprotected reactivity insertion condition, there may be a short time of local melting of the fuel, which also meet the acceptance criteria. The safety analysis demonstrated the passive safety of the design with the negative temperature coefficient, strong natural circulation capability, and the passive residual heat removal system.
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