Research Article

Normal and Accidental Scenarios Analyses with MELCOR 1.8.2 and MELCOR 2.1 for the DEMO Helium-Cooled Pebble Bed Blanket Concept

Table 1

PHTS design data.

CharacteristicUnitValue

PowerMW910.5
°C 300–500
Flow ratekg/s875.5
Nominal pressureMPa8.0
Total pressure dropMPa0.37
Number of CTs18
Operational/spare CTs14/4
Coolant masskg6,800.0