Analysis of Integral Circulation and Decay Heat Removal Experiments in the Lead-Bismuth CIRCE Facility with RELAP5 Code

Abstract

In this paper, the results of the post-test analysis of some integral circulation experiments conducted on the lead-bismuth CIRCE facility are presented in comparison with the experimental data. These experiments include the simulation of unprotected loss of flow and unprotected loss of heat sink transients in a pool-type heavy liquid metal reactor. Furthermore, the results of the pre-test analysis of a protected loss of heat sink and flow transient with decay heat removal by a heat exchanger immersed in the pool and operating in natural circulation is presented. All transient analyses have been performed with the RELAP5 thermal-hydraulic code.