Research Article

The Investigation of Nonavailability of Passive Safety Systems Effects on Small Break LOCA Sequence in AP1000 Using RELAP5 MOD 4.0

Table 3

Accident sequence during small break LOCA.

Safety system actuationTime (s)

LOCA starts0
Reactor trip4.9
Generation of ā€œSā€ signal6.7
Primary coolant pumps trip12.7
Accumulator injection95.2
ADS-1 actuation735
ADS-2 actuation805
ADS-3 actuation925
ADS-4 actuation1270
IRWST injection1786