Research Article

Assessment of an Isolation Condenser of an Integral Reactor in View of Uncertainties in Engineering Parameters

Table 1

Relevant selected parameters and their distributions.

ID DescriptionDistribution

1-OP Operational powerNormal
2-SD1 SCRAM delayLog-norm
3-SD2Safety rods total drop timeLog-norm
4-DF Decay power factorLog-norm
5-P1 Nominal PressureNormal
6-SP SCRAM: pressure set-pointNormal
7-P2 IC: pressure set pointNormal
8-L RPV dome water levelNormal
9-M PCS mass flow rateNormal
10-T2 IC valves opening timeNormal
11-PT PHRHS pool temperatureLog-norm
12 -TT IC tube thicknessNormal
13-C2Heat losses in IC vapor lineNormal
14-W1 IC tube thickness: foulingLog-norm
15-HLRPV dome heat losses (in steam zone)Normal
16-F IC frictionNormal