Safety issues review of the EU HCLL ITER TBM
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Safety issues review of the EU HCLL ITER TBM
Safety issues review of the EU HCLL ITER TBM I. HCLL main features II. Safety issues III. Occupational exposure IV. Conclusion Christian Girard (CEA/Cadarache – France) Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 1 I - HCLL TBM main features Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 2 The HCLL (He-PbLi) DEMO blanket DEMO HCLL Main features Large modules RAFM steel (EUROFER) Module box (container & surface heat extraction) He (8 MPa, 300-500°C) Breeder cooling unit (heat extraction from PbLi) Liquid Pb-15.7Li (eutectic) as breeder and multiplier Lifetime 7.5 MWy/m2 PbLi slowly recirculating (10/50 rec/day) 90 % 6Li in Pb-15.7Li TBR = 1.15 with 550mm Breeder radial depth Stiffening grid He collector system (back plates) Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 3 The HCLL TBM to be tested in ITER BUs BUs back plates BUs He collectors TBMs have to be DEMOrelevant TBMs proposal are derived from DEMO programs First TBMs have to be installed since the first day of the H-H operation (to check interfaces & main operations, compatibility with ITER operations and to support to licensing and safety dossier) TBM design (mainly Breeder Units) will be specifically optimized for each ITER phase (at least 4 different TBMs could be tested in ITER) Top cover Stiffening grid PbLi inlet pipe FW/SW Vertical shear key-way PbLi distribution box He inlet pipe PbLi feeding pipe Horizontal shear key-way Stiffening rod Vertical shear key-way PbLi feeding pipe He outlet pipe BP1 PbLi outlet pipe Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » BP2 BP3 BP4 Back collector 4 Helium-Cooled Lithium-Lead (HCLL) ITER TBM description Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » HCLL main design features Box layout common with HCPB – FW – Stiffening plates (SPs) – Back collectors radial cells delimited by stiffening plates (SPs) for box resistance under faulted conditions breeder units inside cells All flow connections located at the rear of the module Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 6 HCLL blanket design Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 7 First Wall – Toroidal He cooling He out He in Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 8 Horizontal/vertical Stiffening Plates (He cooled) He in/out Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 9 He flow in horizontal/vertical Stiffening Plates (SPs) Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 10 Breeder units are inserted inside cells Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 11 Breeder units inserted inside SPs (view from back) Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 12 HCLL breeder unit design Front He in/out unit manifolds Cooling Plates (CPs) He unit inlet He unit outlet Unit backplate Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 13 He flow scheme in cooling plates Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 14 Design of a 3-levels collector (Module top view) Level # 1: -Main inlet He spreadout -FW/SP/Covers inlet Level # 2: - FW/SP/Covers return - Breeder unit inlet Level # 3: -Breeder unit return Main outlet He Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » Main inlet He 15 HCLL breeding blanket He flow scheme Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » He flow scheme – I Stage # 1: -Main inlet He spreadout -FW/SP/Covers inlet (Module top view) 80% He in FW 20% He in SPs Main He inlet Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 17 He flow scheme – II (Module top view) 80% He in FW 100% He in BUs 20% He in SPs Stage # 2: - FW/SP/Covers return - Breeder unit inlet Main He inlet Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 18 He flow scheme – III (Module top view) 80% He in FW 100% He in BUs 20% He in SPs Stage # 3: -Breeder unit return -Main He outlet Main He inlet Main He outlet Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 19 He thermalhydraulic performances SP SP 0.286 0.286 kg/s kg/s 300°C 300°C 1.3 1.3 kg/s kg/s FW FW 1.3 1.3 kg/s kg/s 457°C 457°C CP CP 0.286 0.286 kg/s kg/s 500°C 500°C 369°C 369°C 398°C 398°C By-pass By By-pass 1.014 1.014 kg/s kg/s 369°C 369°C Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 20 HCLL breeding blanket PbLi flow scheme Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » PbLi feeding through back collector Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 22 PbLi flowing inside Breeder Unit FW frontier (FW not shown here) Stiffening plates (SPs) frontier pol rad PbLi tor Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 23 PbLi general flow scheme Breeding zone cell LiPb inlet Horizontal stiffening plate LiPb outlet LiPb distribution box Breeding zone column Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 24 Main Tritium flows HCLL Blanketmodules mLiPb Φ3 ΦFW Φ1 LiPb purification Φ1 = tritium production rate Φ2 = extraction rate from LiPb Φ3 = permeation rate towards He Φ4 = extraction rate from He Φ5 = potential release rate to the environment Φ2 Pump ηLiPb Tritium extraction fromLiPb GPbLi air Φ4 He purification Steam purification generator Φ5 ηHe GHe Secondary circuit QHe mHe Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 25 The HCLL TBM system integration He circuit in vault TBM in port frame PbLi circuit in port cell Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » II - Safety issues Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 27 Safety approach for HCLL-TBM integration Safety requirements presented in § 8 of the TBWG report are or will be fulfilled, Respect and application of ITER basic safety guidelines (AAG, AAS, SADL), Establishment of a list of potential new hazards brought by the integration of the TBM The identification of the SF assigned to TBM and the Safety Important Components of the whole experimental device, The review of the normal and abnormal operating conditions of ITER including the HCLL-TBM, The selection, from the operating conditions and events, of those relevant for definition of the studies either on safety, dimensioning or operation. Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 28 Coupling aspects of the approach A general approach, both for initiating the TBM safety analysis and defining safety design requirements, can be split into two sub-approaches : Investigating the influence of TBM integration on ITER operation, availability and safety, Investigating the impact of ITER system and operation on TBM design, operation and safety. Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 29 Identification of new radioactive inventories and new sources of hazards for the HCLL TBM Radioactive inventory T production in the TBM has to be quantified and Tritium outputs have to be assessed (extraction, permeation, release) New hazard Exothermic chemical reaction between Pb-Li and possible released steam (from an ITER FW failure), New “condition” He when spilt in the VV acts as a non-condensable gas which may alter VVPSS performance (if triggered in case of combination of a large FW leak and He leak). Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 30 HCLL-TBM SAFETY RELATED FUNCTIONS TBM safety requirements indicate that: Component Safety function and rationale for classification Ex-vessel part of Test Blanket components Part of confinement barrier Test Blanket cells The another (second) confinement barrier This implies that many TBM components must be safety classified: Safety classified barriers to prevent fluid leakage or chemical interaction, Safety classified cooling system, if failure of heat removal can threaten barriers integrity. Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 31 ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND EVENTS Two complementary approaches: 1. ITER events impacting the HCLL-TBM A rea R e fe re n c e e v e n ts P la s m a L o s s o f p la s m a c o n tr o l/e x c e p tio n a l p la s m a b e h a v io r In -v e s s e l L o s s o f v a c u u m th r o u g h a v a c u u m v e s s e l p e n e tr a tio n lin e Power E x -v e s s e l H T S M a in te n a n c e T r itiu m p la n t, F u e l c y c le M agnet C r y o s ta t H o t C e ll L o s s o f o ff- s ite p o w e r fo r u p to 1 h H e a t e x c h a n g e r tu b e r u p tu r e S tu c k d iv e r to r c a s s e tte in tr a n s p o r t c a s k M a in te n a n c e a c c id e n t o n v a c u u m v e s s e l T r itiu m p r o c e s s lin e le a k a g e Is o to p e s e p a r a tio n s y s te m fa ilu r e F u e llin g lin e w ith im p a ir e d c o n fin e m e n t N o t r e le v a n t fo r r e le a s e s , a n d n o t fo r H C L L - T B M s tu d ie s W a te r /a ir /h e liu m in g r e s s F a ilu r e o f c o n fin e m e n t I : I n c id e n t A : A c c id e n t O ff- s ite : r e le v a n t fo r e n v ir o n m e n ta l r e le a s e s C a t. O f f - s it e I, A I A A A A I A A A A R * X X X X X X X X X X X R : r e le v a n t fo r T B M - H C L L s tu d ie s * Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 33 OFF-NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND EVENTS 1. 2. HCLL-TBM events with self-impact or impacting ITER The following methodology was developed in order to define a list of events. Its outlines are : Define the Initiating Event (IE), a priori equivalent to a loss of barrier: direct (leakage) or indirect one (resulting from overheating) for a confinement barrier (for radioactive material) or a separating barrier (separation of 2 reactive media that could threaten confinement barriers). Check completeness by comparing to WCLL I.E. list (set by an FMEA) for Pb-Li faults and to HCPB list for He faults. Define aggravating condition that shall be combined with the PIE. Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 34 OFF-NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND EVENTS Internal faults : AOC Loss of He pressure He overpressure He inventory change Fault of He purification system PbLi inventory change Fault of PbLi purification system PbLi flow change Heating circuit fault (PbLi freezing) LOF He flow decre ase He circulator trip He circulator seizure PbLi pump seizure Partial blockage of CP channel(s) Partial blockage of SP channel(s) Partial blockage of FW channel(s) LOHS LOF of secondary circuit Loss of final heat sink(s) LOSP Loss of onesupply file Total LOSP LOC Leak of cooling plate(s) Leak of stiffening plate(s) Inner LOC of FW Rupture of HX tube(s) Faults impacting the 1st confinement : LOC In-vessel He leakage In-vessel PbLi leakage Small FW break (He+PbLi) Large FWbreak (He+PbLi) Faults impacting the 2nd confinement : LOC In-cryostat PbLi leakage In cryostat He leakage In-cryostat (He+PbLi) leakage Ex-cryostat He leakage Breaking of PbLi detritiation system Breaking of PbLi purification system Breakingof He detritiation system Breaking of He purification system Leak of secondary coolant Leak of primary + secondary fluids Required rationale for compatibility with the ITER project selected PIE PIE 1) Loss of coolant into VV rationale 2) Loss of coolant into breeder/ multiplier zone 3) Ex-vessel loss of coolant into port cell (vault) Assessment of • small pressurisation of the first confinement (i.e.VV) • passive removal of decay heat • Limited chemical reactions and hydrogen formation • pressurisation of the module and purge gas sysstem. • Limited chemical reactions and hydrogen formation • subsequent in-vessel leakage • pressurisation of the port cell, vault, assembly cask Limited chemical reactions and hydrogen • formation Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 35 HCLL TBM safety issues status Parameters to be assessed (asked by ITER-IT ) Pressurization in: vault Port Cell CCWS TBM box (breeder) HCLL TBM status When accurate He circuit volume will be determined In progress (see next slides) Passive decay heat removal In progress (see next slides) PbLi limited to 0.28 m3 OK for in TBM volume, provisions for outside volume have TBD FMEA studies to confirm I.E. list Rationale for PIE selection In progress In progress Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 36 TBM thermal-mechanical results 1. Decay heat removal 2. In-TBM LOCA and box pressurization 3. LOFA Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 37 Decay heat removal by thermal radiation (1/3) Heat flux / Be layer : 0.5 MW.m-2 Thermal emissivity Be layer : 0.61 Thermal emissivity ITER wall : 0.3 Temperature ITER wall : 413 K Be layer : boundary conditions Power density profile versus distance from the plasma (NWL 0.78) : • Be : 5.2 MW.m-3 • FW : 5.4 MW.m-3 (0.69 kW.kg-1) • SW : red curve • CP : blue curve • SPV : green curve • PbLi : pink curve (10 MW.m-3 0.98 kW.kg-1) TBM-HCLL : Thermal loads Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 38 Decay heat removal by thermal radiation (2/3) Several hypothesis : • decay heat Eurofer no impurities • decay heat Eurofer impurities • decay heat LiPb no impurities • decay heat LiPb impurities (with or without Tritium) Lipb 1,E+00 1,E+00 1,E-01 1,E-02 1,E-03 1,E-04 1,E-05 1,E-06 1,E-07 1,E-08 1,E-09 1,E-10 1,E-11 1,E+00 1,E+02 1,E+04 1,E+06 1,E+08 1,E+10 1,E-01 1,E-02 1,E-03 front mid rear decay heat kW/kg heat decay kW/kg 1,E+00 1,E+03 1,E+06 1,E+09 1,E+12 1,E-04 1,E-05 front mid rear 1,E-06 1,E-07 1,E-08 1,E-09 1,E-10 1,E-11 time (seconds) 1,E-12 TBM decay heat time after shutdown (s) Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 39 Decay heat removal by thermal radiation (3/3) He in-vessel LOCA - Helium leak stops immediately the plasma so that the surface heat flux and the nuclear power density drop to zero, - There is no cooling by He. t1 FW temp. t2 t1 : T max. = 563°C t1 + 1 sec. : T max. = 541°C t2 : T max. = 426°C Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 40 TBM box pressurization (in TBM LOCA) Thermomechanical calculation of the module at 8.0 MPa . Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 41 Loss of Flow Accidents Under some conditions LOFAs could avoid to end up in a LOCA. 555 °C ≤ T ≤ 1100 °C Plasma side Automatic shut-down t = 35 sec. – T max. = 1100 °C End of simulation t = 135 sec. – T max. = 692 °C Beginning of LOFA t = 0 sec. – T max. = 559 °C Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 42 III - Occupational exposure The contribution of the TBM to occupational exposure during operation was estimated taking into account the ALARA principle, with the objective of minimizing such exposure: • Dose rate was estimated for TBM structural material (EUROFER) and for Liquid Breeder (Pb-Li). • Dose rate was estimated with and without bioshield protection – the attenuation is quite significant (926 mSv/hr at 1 year without shield and 1.26E-09 mSv/hr with shield). • Review of this analysis has to be performed considering the new operating scenarios and design (new neutronics data). • Dose rate during maintenance activities still to be done. Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 43 IV – Conclusion HCLL TBM safety does not show any critical issue, All TBM events are covered by ITER accidental situations, He inventory is small and not able to pressurize ITER confinement volumes, Pb-Li inventory is limited and reaction with steam in hypothetical situations cannot produce more than 2.5 kg of hydrogen, Combined ITER + TBM sequences have to be assessed in order to estimate safety systems performance with mixed medias as: steam, He, Pb-Li. Ch. Girard - 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on « Fusion Power Plant Safety » 44