Research Article

Assessing the Impact of Common Cause Failures on Site Risk within Level 1 Multi-Unit PSA

Table 7

Summary of the most significant scenarios in the multi-unit LOOP followed by SBO event.

No.ValueEventDescription

10.0001449.43%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOP2Unit 1 LOOP initiating event
1.40E − 022-EPDGS-AACNo power from AACDG by AACDG failure
1.00E + 00#1UNITTag event for core damage in 1 unit
1.00E + 00#LOOP_UNIT_2-5!Unit 2 LOOP sequence 5

20.0001449.43%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOP1Unit 1 LOOP initiating event
1.40E − 02EPDGS-AACNo power from AACDG by AACDG failure
1.00E + 00#2UNITSTag event for core damage in 2 units
1.00E + 00#LOOP_UNIT_1-5!Unit 1 LOOP sequence 5

31.96E − 060.69%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOP1Unit 2 LOOP initiating event
1.40E − 02EPDGS-DGADG A fails to start and load
1.40E − 022-EPDGS-DGBDG B fails to start and load
1.00E + 00#2UNITSTag event for core damage in 2 Units
1.00E + 00#LOOP_UNIT_1-5!Unit 1 LOOP sequence 5

43.69E − 070.13%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOP2LOOP initiating event
2.63E − 032-EPDGM-DGCDG C unavailable due to maintenance
1.40E − 022-EPDGS-DGDDG D fails to start and load
1.00E + 00#1UNITTag event for core damage in 1 unit
1.00E + 00#LOOP_UNIT_2-5!Unit 2 LOOP sequence 5

53.69E − 070.13%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOP2Unit 1 LOOP initiating event
1.40E − 022-EPDGS-DGCDG C fails to start and load
2.63E − 032-EPDGM-DGDDG D unavailable due to maintenance
1.00E + 00#2UNITSTag event for core damage in 2 units
1.00E + 00#LOOP_UNIT_2-5!Unit 2 LOOP sequence 5

69.21E − 080.03%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOP2Unit 2 LOOP initiating event
1.40E − 022-EPDGS-DGCDGs A and B fail to start and load due to CCF
6.58E − 042-EPDGW-DGCDDGs C and D fail to start and load due to CCF
1.00E + 00#1UNITSTag event for core damage in 1 unit
1.00E + 00#LOOP_UNIT_2-5!Unit 1 LOOP sequence 5

79.21E − 080.03%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOPDUnit 1 LOOP initiating event
6.58E − 04EPDGW-DGABDGs C and D fail to start and load due to CCF
1.40E − 02EPDGS-DGDDG D fails to start and load
1.00E + 00#1UNITTag event for core damage in 1 unit
1.00E + 00#LOOP_UNIT_1-5!Unit 1 LOOP sequence 5

86.93E − 080.02%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOP2Unit 2 LOOP initiating event
2.63E − 032-EPDGM-DGDDG D unavailable due to maintenance
2.63E − 032-EPDGM-DGCDG D unavailable due to maintenance
1.00E + 00#2UNITSTag event for core damage in 2 units

93.87E − 080.01%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOP1Unit 2 LOOP initiating event
3.87E − 06EPDGW-CCF-DG-AB-AACAll DGs (A and B) fail to start due to inter-unit CCF
1.00E + 00#1UNITTag event for core damage in 1 unit
1.00E + 00#LOOP_UNIT_1-5!Unit 1 LOOP sequence 5

103.87E − 080.01%
1.00E − 02%IE_LOOP2Unit 2 LOOP initiating event
3.87E − 062-EPDGW-CCF-DG-CD-AACAll DGs (C and D) fail to start due to inter-unit CCF
1.00E + 00#1UNITTag event for core damage in 1 unit
1.00E + 00#LOOP_UNIT_2-5!Unit 2 LOOP sequence 5