Analysis of cold leg LOCA with failed HPSI by means of integrated safety assessment methodology

J Gonzalez-Cadelo, C Queral… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2014 - Elsevier
The integrated safety assessment (ISA) methodology, developed by the Spanish Nuclear
Safety Council (CSN), has been applied to a thermal–hydraulic analysis of cold leg LOCA …

Effects of delayed RCP trip during SBLOCA in PWR

J Montero-Mayorga, C Queral… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract After the Three Mile Island (TMI) accident, the issue of when to trip the Reactor
Coolant Pumps (RCPs) in case of a Small Break Loss of Coolant Accident (SBLOCA) …

Activities in Spain on the integration of probabilistic and deterministic safety analysis methods. Discussion on their applicability to DEC-A scenarios

R Mendizábal, M Sánchez, C Queral, J Hortal… - … Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a summary of theoretical and applied achievements in the field of
integrated methods of nuclear safety analysis produced by Spain's nuclear safety …

AP1000® SBLOCA simulations with TRACE code

J Montero-Mayorga, C Queral… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2015 - Elsevier
The AP1000® is an advanced pressurized water reactor (PWR) design developed by
Westinghouse which implements passive safety systems to provide core cooling in case of …

Verification of SAMGs in SBO sequences with Seal LOCA. Multiple damage domains

C Queral, L Mena-Rosell, G Jimenez… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Integrated Safety Assessment (ISA) methodology, developed by the Spanish
Nuclear Safety Council, has been applied to PWR Station Blackout (SBO) sequences in the …

Effect of a boric acid corrosive environment on the microstructure and properties of concrete

Y Wang, B Huang, Z Mao, M Deng, H Cao - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Boric acid, a weak acid, is often used to shield neutrons in water cooling systems in nuclear
power stations. The leakage of boric acid in water cooling systems damages the concrete …

Evaluation of the offsite dose contribution to the global risk in a Steam Generator Tube Rupture scenario

MJ Rebollo, C Queral, G Jimenez… - Reliability Engineering & …, 2016 - Elsevier
The current main figure of merit for risk based decision making process based on
Probabilistic Safety Assessment level 1 is usually related with the fuel failure (ie, Peak …

Management of the SBLOCA sequences with HPIS failure in VVER-1000/V320 reactors; comparison with Westinghouse PWR strategies

E Redondo-Valero, C Queral… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
In small break LOCA sequences with failure of the high-pressure safety injection system, the
reactor coolant system pressure can stagnate at a high value making the medium and low …

[HTML][HTML] ROSA/LSTF test and RELAP5 code analyses on PWR 1% vessel upper head small-break LOCA with accident management measure based on core exit …

T Takeda - Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
An experiment was performed using the large-scale test facility (LSTF), which simulated a
1% vessel upper head small-break loss-of-coolant accident with an accident management …

Assessment of safety injection in severe accident management following BDBA scenarios in a Swedish PWR

N Zhao, W Ma, W Wang, S Bechta - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Analytical simulation using best-estimate codes were suggested to be extended for the
elaboration and improvement of SAMG in current PWRs. This work is about to perform an …