Research Article

Deterministic Analysis of Natural Circulation Events at the Ignalina NPP

Table 2

Parameters which may impact the uncertainty of calculation results in sequential MCPs trip case.

No.ParameterValue of theExplanation
Width of parameter distributionparameter inMean deviation Probability
Min.Max.the basic caseand error distribution
calculation

Initial conditions

Par. 1Pressure in 6.517·1067.203·1066.86·1061.715·105[5%]NormalMeasurement
DS, Paerror

Par. 2Coolant flow rate 71547446730073 [2%]NormalMeasurement
through single error
MCP, m3/h

Par. 3Feed water 458.52467.78463.152.32 [1%]NormalMeasurement
temperature, error

Par. 4Steam flow rate to 81.3484.66830.83 [2%]NormalMeasurement
the in-houseerror
needs header, kg/s

Par. 5Reactor thermal 2.247·1092.387·1092.317·1093.48·107[3%]NormalMeasurement
power, Werror

Modelling parameters in the core

Par. 6Water packing0 (on)1 (off)1 (off)NonparametricModel
assumption

Par. 7Stratification0 (on)1 (off)0 (on)NonparametricModel
assumption

Par. 8PV term0 (off)10 (off)NonparametricModel
assumption

Par. 9CCFL0 (off)1 (on)0 (off)NonparametricModel
assumption

Par.10Thermal front 0 (off)1 (on)0 (off)NonparametricModel
trackingassumption

Par.11Mixture level 0 (off)1 (on)1 (on)NonparametricModel
trackingassumption