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 4

Major sequence of events for SBLOCA.

Event Set points/time delayTime (seconds)
SMART VISTA ITL-IdealSMART (VISTA-equivalent) VISTA-ActualVISTA-IdealVISTA-Ideal HS

Break0000
Reach LPP set point PZR pres. = PZR pres. = 285.5 
(171.6)
129.0142.1140.2
LPP reactor trip signal 
(i) FW Stop 
(ii) Pump coast down

1.1 s delay

0.66 s delay

286.6 
(172.3)

129.7

142.7

140.9
Reactor trip-curve start1.6 s after LPP0.96 s after LPP287.1 
(172.6)
130.0143.0141.2
PRHR actuation signal (PRHRSAS)2.2 s after LPP1.32 s after LPP287.7 
(172.9)
130.3143.4141.5
PRHRS IV open 5 s delay 3 s delay 292.7 
(175.9)
133.3146.4144.5
MSIV/FIV close 15 s delay 9.01 s delay 302.7 
(181.9)
139.0152.4150.6
Safety injection signal (SIAS)BPV pres. = BPV pres. = 663.6 
(398.8)
287.0317.5313.2
Safety injection start 30 s delay 18.03 s delay 693.6 
(416.8)
305.0335.5331.2
Test end7000 
(4206.7)
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