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硅酸盐通报 ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 4115-4127.

所属专题: 水泥混凝土

• 水泥混凝土 •    下一篇

核电系统堆芯捕集器牺牲混凝土的研究进展

向恒, 李靖威, 郑睿鹏   

  1. 生态环境保护部核与辐射安全中心,北京 100082
  • 收稿日期:2022-07-11 修订日期:2022-08-31 出版日期:2022-12-15 发布日期:2023-01-11
  • 通信作者: 郑睿鹏,工程师。E-mail:zhengruipeng123@126.com
  • 作者简介:向 恒(1991—),男,工程师。主要从事核安全级电气设备鉴定工作。E-mail:xiangheng-2007@163.com

Research Progress of Sacrificial Concrete for Core Catcher in Nuclear Power System

XIANG Heng, LI Jingwei, ZHENG Ruipeng   

  1. Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing 100082, China
  • Received:2022-07-11 Revised:2022-08-31 Online:2022-12-15 Published:2023-01-11

摘要: 核电站在严重事故工况下,可能发生堆芯熔毁,进而超高温、高放射性堆芯熔融物将熔穿反应堆压力容器,存在污染外界环境的威胁。核电牺牲混凝土作为堆芯捕集器的关键材料,在核事故发生时可以改变堆芯熔融物的物理化学特性,对核电站的安全保护具有重要意义。为了全面认识牺牲混凝土高温性能及失效机制,科研工作者针对牺牲混凝土高温力学性能、高温物理性能、堆芯熔融物与混凝土的相互作用等开展了深入研究,以期对此类材料的开发与更新迭代提供指导。本文首先介绍了堆芯熔毁事故的工况特征,以及该工况下核电牺牲混凝土的关键性能要求,并分别总结了相关研究进展。多数研究结果表明,高温条件将导致牺牲混凝土力学性能恶化,并提升爆裂失效隐患,而聚丙烯纤维或石墨烯衍生物的掺加有望改善牺牲混凝土的服役性能。在其事故工况响应方面,由于真实堆芯熔融物具有高放射性特征,现阶段堆芯熔融物与牺牲混凝土相互作用的研究主要依靠模拟实验和数值仿真的方法来实现。目前,核电牺牲混凝土的相关研究依然存在空白等待填补,部分研究结论尚未统一。因此,深入理解牺牲混凝土劣化机理、全面认识堆芯熔融物与牺牲混凝土的相互作用,是未来该研究领域的重要发展方向。

关键词: 牺牲混凝土, 堆芯捕集器, 堆芯熔融物, 相互作用, 高温力学性能

Abstract: Core meltdown may occur in the event of a catastrophic nuclear power plant accident. The reactor pressure vessel will be destroyed by the ultra-high temperature and extremely radioactive core melt, which even poses a risk of contaminating the surrounding area. As the main component of the core catcher, sacrificial concrete may alter the physical and chemical properties of the core melt during nuclear accidents, which is extremely significant for the safety protection of nuclear power plants. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the high temperature properties and failure mechanism of sacrificial concrete, researchers have conducted in-depth research on the high temperature mechanical properties and physical properties of sacrificial concrete, and the interaction between core melt and concrete in order to provide direction for the development and renewal of such materials. This review first introduced the service characteristics of a core meltdown accident as well as the key property requirement of nuclear sacrificial concrete under these extreme conditions. The main research on sacrificial concrete focuses on material modification and the improvement of material performance. The addition of graphene or polypropylene fiber is anticipated to improve the service performance of sacrificial concrete since the majority of researches demonstrate that high temperature circumstances will degrade the mechanical characteristics of sacrificial concrete and increase the danger of spalling. Additionally, simulation experiments and numerical modelling on accident condition response are mostly used to explore the interaction between the core melt and sacrificial concrete due to the high radioactivity of the core melt. Currently, there are still gaps in our understanding of sacrificial concrete that need to be addressed, and results have not been consistent from study to study. Therefore, the main development directions in this field include an in-depth knowledge of the deterioration mechanism during the service process of sacrificial concrete and a thorough understanding of the interaction between core melt and sacrificial concrete.

Key words: sacrificial concrete, core catcher, core melt, interaction, high temperature mechanical property

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