Research Article

Design of the VISTA-ITL Test Facility for an Integral Type Reactor of SMART and a Post-Test Simulation of a SBLOCA Test

Table 2

Test matrix of the VISTA-ITL program.

Test typeTest IDDateObjectives

SBLOCA phase ISB-SIS-06December 2010Safety injection system (SIS) line break SBLOCA and RCP discharge
SB-SCS-01December 2010Shutdown cooling system (SCS) line break SBLOCA and RCP suction
SB-PSV-01December 2010Pressurizer safety valve (PSV) line break SBLOCA and pressurizer top

PRHRS performancePRHRS-SS-N1April 2011PRHRS actuation during the steady state operation with 100% power
PRHRS-SS-N2April 2011PRHRS actuation during the steady state operation with 20% power
PRHRS-SS-N3April 2011PRHRS actuation during the steady state operation under hot standby condition
PRHRS-TR-A3May 2011PRHRS actuation during the transient operation of SBLOCA

Complete loss of RCS flow rateCLOF-01July 2011Complete loss of RCS flow rate
CLOF-02July 2011Complete loss of RCS flow rate (repetition)

SBLOCA phase II 
(after hardware modification)
SB-SIS-07April 2011Safety injection system (SIS) line break SBLOCA and RCP discharge (repetition)
SB-SCS-04November 2011Shutdown Cooling System (SCS) line break SBLOCA and RCP suction (repetition)
SB-PSV-02October 2011Pressurizer safety valve (PSV) line break SBLOCA and pressurizer top (repetition)