Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 42, Issue 3, 030601(2024)

Development and validation of a program for assessing the consequences of radioactivity releases from fusion reactor accidents

Weijie CUI1,*... Jinlong ZHANG1, Zaixin LI1 and Bo CAO2 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610225, China
  • 2North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Schematic diagram of tritium and radioactive dust migration in the environment
    Schematic diagram of equivalent virtual point source modeling
    Schematic diagram of the calculating process of ACCTRI
    Comparison results for scenario 1: (a) near-ground air integral concentration; (b) ground deposition concentration;(c) inhalation dose; (d) ingestion dose (color online)
    Comparison results for scenario 2: (a) near-ground air integral concentration; (b) ground deposition concentration; (c) inhalation dose; (d) ingestion dose (color online)
    Comparison with HotSpot: (a) near-ground air integral concentration under D stability; (b) ground deposition concentration under D stability; (c) TEDE under D stability; (d) near-ground air integral concentration under F stability; (e) ground deposition concentration under F stability; (f) TEDE under F stability (color online)
    Calculated and experimental values of instantaneous air concentrations during HT release.
    TFWT concentrations (a) and OBT concentrations (b) in 4 representative foods over 7 days after the release (color online)
    Hourly inhalation and ingestion dose within 1 d after release (a) and its proportion of the total dose (b)
    • Table 1. Tritium production rates and tritium inventories in different reactors[19]

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      Table 1. Tritium production rates and tritium inventories in different reactors[19]

      压水堆 Pressurized water reactor

      气冷堆 Gas cooled

      reactor

      熔盐堆 Molten

      salt reactor

      重水堆 Heavy

      water reactor

      ITERDEMO

      产氚率 / (g·a-1)

      Tritium production rate

      ~ 0.75290~100~4(110~170)×103

      存量

      Inventory

      几克

      Several grams

      数十克

      Tens of grams

      数百克 Hundreds

      of grams

      数百克 Hundreds

      of grams

      数千克 Thousands of grams数千克 Thousands of grams
    • Table 2. Main meteorological parameters at the time of the simulated accident

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      Table 2. Main meteorological parameters at the time of the simulated accident

      参数

      Parameters

      场景一

      Scenario 1

      场景二

      Scenario 2

      大气稳定度

      Atmospheric stability

      DF

      60 m高度处的风速 / (m∙s-1)

      Wind speed at 60 m

      53

      20 m高度处的风速 / (m∙s-1)

      Wind speed at 20 m

      3.4421.850

      10 m高度处的风速 / (m∙s-1)

      Wind speed at 10 m

      2.7191.364

      混合层高度 / m

      Inversion layer height

      560200

      空气温度 / ℃

      Air temperature

      1010
    • Table 3. Program input parameters used for comparison with the HT release experiment

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      Table 3. Program input parameters used for comparison with the HT release experiment

      参数

      Parameter

      Value

      释放持续时间 / min

      Release duration

      30

      HT释放量 / Bq

      HT release amount

      3.54 × 1012

      释放高度 / m

      Release height

      1.0

      HT沉积速度 / (m∙s-1)

      HT deposition velocity

      7.8×10-4 (≤ 200 m)

      4.3×10-4 (> 200 m)

      评估高度 / m

      Evaluation height

      1.0

      风速/(m∙s-1)

      Wind speed

      2.25

      大气稳定度类型

      Atmospheric stability

      BC

      湿沉积

      Wet deposition

      No

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    Weijie CUI, Jinlong ZHANG, Zaixin LI, Bo CAO. Development and validation of a program for assessing the consequences of radioactivity releases from fusion reactor accidents[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2024, 42(3): 030601

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Dec. 13, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 22, 2024

    Published Online: Jul. 18, 2024

    The Author Email: CUI Weijie (崔威杰)

    DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2023-0113

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