ABSTRACT

DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE ACCIDENT ANALYSIS MODEL ON AP1000 NPP

USING RELAP / SCDAPSIM. To enhance the capability in science and technology as
well as expertise in the nuclear field that supports the operation of a nuclear power
plant (NPP) in Indonesia securely and safely, the development of severe accident
analysis models of the AP1000 nuclear power plant in anticipation of accident in
Fukushima nuclear power plant has been carried out. The development of this model
aimed to provide a model that can predict AP1000 Thermal Hydraulics response in the
event of a severe accident. The methods used include: collecting AP1000 data required
for RELAP/SCDAPSIM program, developing AP1000 cooling system nodalization for
RELAP5 and AP1000 core nodalization for SCDAPSIM, as well as applying the
accident scenario that resembles the Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident. The model is
built so that it is able to predict the reactor system behavior in normal operation as well
as in accident conditions include severe accident. The model has been constructed in
the form of AP1000 NPP nodalization, data input, and simulation scenarios for severe
accidents for RELAP / SCDAPSIM code. The test of the model has been performed by
simulating an accident that initiated with the incidence of loss of offsite power (LOOP)
on the AP1000 reactor. The analysis results consist of the Thermal Hydraulics
responses of reactor coolant system with the passive safety features in operated and not
operated. From the results of this analysis found that in the case of the passive safety
systems worked then the reactor is in safe condition and vice versa in the case the all
passive safety systems are assumed fail then a severe accident expected to occurred, the
fuel rods began to melt about 15215 seconds (~ 4,2 hours) of the initial accident.