Abstract:
With an integral systems analysis computer code, hydrogen risk and the assumed hydrogen control system were analyzed for 600 MWe Pressurized Water Reactor Nuclear Power Plant. The results show that in view of 100% of zirconium clad reacted, the severe accident induced by largebreak lossofcoolant accident (LB-LOCA) with fast core’s melting progression, has more hazards, possibly resulting in hydrogen deflagration, than those induced by smallbreak lossofcoolant accident (SB-LOCA) and station blackout (SBO). With the effect of the assumed hydrogen control system, the average and local hydrogen concentrations in compartments of the containment are less than 10%, which means that hydrogen deflagration or detonation will not occur according with the hydrogen control and risk analysis standard in 10CFR of USA. So the assumed hydrogen control system is feasible and effective.