Research Article

PMK-2, the First Integral Thermal-Hydraulics Tests for the Safety Evaluation of VVER-440/213 Nuclear Power Plants

Table 1

7,4% cold leg breaks.

No. of
tests
Project
identification
Test acronymDateof
tests
ECCS configuration and/or main objectives

(1)IAEA-SPESPE-11986Minimum ECCS configuration: 0 SIT and 1 HPIS
(2)ATKP-2SPE-ROV1987Without ECCS: 0 SIT, 0 HPIS and 0 LPIS, onset of core dryout
(3)ATKP-2PAV-CM1987DBA case with ECCS configuration: 3 SITs and 1 HPIS, late SIT actuation
(4)IAEA-SPESPE-21987DBA case with ECCS configuration: 3 SITs and 1 HPIS, nominal initial power, and delayed steam dump
(5)OKKFT G-11SP01988DBA case with ECCS configuration: 3 SITs and 1 HPIS, HL/CL connection
(6)OMFB 00307/91OM1-BF1992ECCS configuration: 3 SITs, 0 HPIS, 1 LPIS
(7)OMFB 00307/91OM1-G01992DBA case with ECCS configuration: 3 SITs and 0 HPIS
AM actions, reference case, secondary bleed and feed
(8)OMFB 00307/91OM1-G11992DBA case with ECCS configuration: 3 SITs and 0 HPIS
AM actions, noncondensables, secondary bleed and feed
(9)OMFB 00307/91OM1-G21992DBA case with ECCS configuration: 3 SITs, 0 HPIS, 1 LPIS
AM actions, noncondensables, secondary bleed and feed
(10)IAEA-SPESPE-41993DBA case with ECCS configuration: 3 SITs, 0 HPIS, 1 LPIS
AM actions, secondary bleed and feed
(11)PHARE SRR3/95PHS-BF1999DBA case with ECCS configuration: 3 SITs, 0 HPIS, 1 LPIS
AM actions, primary and secondary bleed and feed
(12)IMPAM-VVERIMP-212003ECCS configuration: 0 HPIS, 3 SITs, 1 LPIS
AM actions: primary bleed and feed, with low pressuriser level
(13)IMPAM-VVERIMP-222004ECCS configuration, 0 HPIS, 3 SITs, 1 LPIS
AM actions: primary bleed and feed, early actuation
(14)IMPAM-VVERIMP-232004ECCS configuration, 0 HPIS, 3 SITs, 1 LPIS
AM actions: primary bleed and feed, a counterpart test to PACTEL, low SIT pressure
(15)IMPAM-VVERIMP-322004ECCS configuration: 0 HPIS, 3 SITs, 1 LPIS
AM actions: primary bleed and feed, a counterpart test to PACTEL