Nuclear 

System Engineering

Cho, Hyoung Kyu

Department of Nuclear Engineering
Seoul National University
 Review
 Reactor Pressure Vessel
 Core support barrel/ Core shroud/ Lower support structure/ Upper guide structure
 Pressurizer
 Heater, spray, relief valve, safety valve, sparger, reactor drain tank (RDT or IRWST)
 Surge line  hot leg, spray line  RCP discharge line

 Reactor coolant pump
 Heat source  ~10 MWth
 Reactor Coolant System 
 Steam Generator
 Primary side (tube)
 U‐tubes: 19.05 mm I.D., 1.07 mm thickness
 Length: ~ 19.4 m
 OPR1000: ~ 8,214 tubes/SG
 APR1400: ~ 13,102 tubes/SG
 1 Inlet: 323 C, 2 outlets: 290 C
 Inconel‐600
 Secondary side (shell)
 Height: 20~23 m, diameter: 4.5~6 m
 Pressure: 70~75 Bars
 3 Inlets: ~232 C, 2 outlets: ~285 C
 Operation
 Steam‐water mixture  separator drier
 Separator: mixture spin (exit water < 2 %)
– Centrifugal separator
 Drier: rapid direction change
 Exit water content < 0.25 wt % Primary head
– To prevent damage to the turbine blading
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Reactor Coolant System 
 Steam Generator
 Reactor Coolant System 
 Steam Generator

350 mm
 Reactor Coolant System 
 Steam Generator
Recirculation ratio : 3.9
(100 (Steam) + 290 (Saturated water)) / 100 (Feedwater)
 Reactor Coolant System 
 Steam Generator
 Inverted J‐Nozzle
 To prevent condensation‐induced water hammer
 Reactor Coolant System 
 Steam Generator
 Contents

 History of PWR

 Plant Overall

 Reactor Coolant System  Main Steam System
Condensate System
 Steam and Power Conversion System Main Feedwater System

 Auxiliary System

 Plant Protection System

 Other systems
Steam and Power Conversion System
Steam and Power Conversion System
Steam and Power Conversion System
Steam and Power Conversion System
 Steam and Power Conversion System
 Main steam system
 Main steam line  High pressure turbine   Moisture separator/reheater
 low pressure turbines (3)  main condenser (operated at a vacuum)
Steam and Power Conversion System
 Movie, 2:30
Steam and Power Conversion System
 Main steam system
 High pressure turbine
 Steam and Power Conversion System
 Main steam system
 Moisture separator/reheater
 Steam and Power Conversion System
 Condensate / main feedwater system (복수 및 주급수 계통)
 Steam and Power Conversion System
 Condensate / main feedwater system (복수 및 주급수 계통)
Deaerator
LP Extraction Storage Tank
Steam Level Control
Moisture Separator Valve
Reheater
2nd Stage Reheater Deaerator
MSSV 1st Stage Reheater
ADV MSIV Reheater Deaerator
Drain Storage
Tank Reheater Separator Tank
Drain Drain
Tank Tank
Downcomer
Feedwater
Control HP Heater 7 HP Heater 5 HP Heater 5 Intercept Valve
Valve Intermediate Valve
LP
Extraction
Stop Valve Steam
Control Valve
Steam
Generator 2 Generator

‐ 고압터빈 Economizer LP Turbine

‐ MSR 2단 재열기 HP
Extraction
Steam
Condenser

‐ 터빈우회계통
Turbine Bypass
to Condenser

Condensate
‐ 주급수펌프 구동터빈 Pump
Sea Water Hot Well Sea Water
From Intake to Discharge Duct

‐ 보조급수펌프 구동터빈
LP Extraction

‐ 터빈밀봉증기계통
Steam

LP LP LP
Heater 1 Heater 2 Heater 3

‐ 보조증기계통
HP Extraction

‐ 시료채취계통
Steam Feedwater Feedwater
Pump Booster
HP HP HP
Pump
Heater 7 Heater 6 Heater 5 C
C
 Steam and Power Conversion System
 Condensate system
 Main condenser/ Condenser vacuum system/ Condensate pump
 Condensate polishing system (복수탈염계통)
 Low pressure feed water heater
 Deaerator (탈기기)
 Steam and Power Conversion System
 Condensate system
 Main condenser/ Condenser vacuum system/ Condensate pump
 Condensate polishing system (복수탈염계통)
 Low pressure feed water heater
 Deaerator (탈기기)
 Steam and Power Conversion System
 Main feedwater system
 Feedwater booster pump (급수승압펌프)
 Main feedwater pump (주급수펌프)
 2 Turbine driven pumps, 1 motor driven pump
 Steam: from main steam line (power<40% ),  from MSR (otherwise)
 Startup feedwater pump (기동용 급수 펌프)
 High pressure feedwater heater
 Steam generator feedwater line
 Downcomer feedwater
 Economizer feedwater