Research Article

Containment Depressurization Capabilities of Filtered Venting System in 1000 MWe PWR with Large Dry Containment

Table 5

Containment event tree of OPR1000.

CET HeadingDefinitionSubbranchEffect on
CFVS
Remark

RCSFAILRCS fail before RV failNo fail
HL Break
SGTR


No
Bypass

MELTSTOPCore melt progression Stopped before RV failMelt stop
RV rupture
CFBRB


Yes

ALPHAALPHA mode containment failureNo fail
Fail

No
Early CTMT failure

CR-EJECTAmount of corium ejected out of cavityHigh, medium, low

CF-EARLYEarly containment failureNo fail
Leak/Rupture

No
Early CTMT failure

CS-LATERecirculation spray failureNo fail, fail

EXVCOOLDebris cooled ex-vesselNo cooled, cooled

CF-LATELate containment failureNo fail
Leak/rupture

Yes