A five-year research project has been initiated in 2005 to develop a code based on the MPS (Moving Particle Semiimplicit) method for detailed analysis of specific phenomena in core disruptive accidents (CDAs) of sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). The code is named COMPASS (Computer Code with Moving Particle Semi-implicit for Reactor Safety Analysis). The specific phenomena include 1) fuel pin failure and disruption, 2) molten pool boiling, 3) melt freezing and blockage formation, 4) duct wall failure, 5) low-energy disruptive core motion, 6) debris-bed coolability, and 7) metalfuel pin failure. Validation study of COMPASS is progressing for these key phenomena. In this paper, recent COMPASS results of detailed analyses for the several specific phenomena are summarized. Simulations of GEYSER and THEFIS experiments were performed for dispersion and freezing behaviors of molten materials in narrow flow channels. In particular, the latter experiment using melt-solid mixture is also related to fundamental behavior of low energy disruptive core. CABRI-TPA2 experiment was simulated for boiling behavior of molten core pool. Expected mechanism of heat transfer between molten fuel and steel mixture was reproduced by the simulation. Analyses of structural dynamics using elastoplastic mechanics and failure criteria were performed for SCARABEE BE+3 and CABRI E7 experiments. These two analyses are especially focused on thermal and mechanical failure of steel duct wall and fuel pin, respectively. The present results demonstrate COMPASS will be useful to understand and clarify the specific phenomena of CDAs in SFRs in details.
Kyushu University 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan The Institute of Applied Energy 1-14-2 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan Japan Systems Corporation 1-1 Mimami-machi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-0015, Japan The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan Japan Atomic Energy Agency 4002 Narita, O-arai, Ibaraki 311-1393, Japan Toyohashi University of Technology Tempaku, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan