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Post-facta Analysis of Fukushima Daiichi Accident by Simple Physical Model
The 17th International Workshop on Nuclear Safety & Simulation Technology
Kyoto, Japan, January 21, 2014
TANABE, Fumiya
Sociotechnical Systems Safety Research Institute
SOCTEX
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a) Cladding of burnable poison rod b) Ag-In-Cd c) Assumed based on educated guess
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0.0001
0.001
0.01
0.1
Time after reactor shutdown (sec)
1E-1 1E+0 1E+1 1E+2 1E+3 1E+4 1E+5 1E+6 1E+7 1E+8 1E+9
Nor
mal
ized
pow
er
Time dependent nuclear decay heat
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Core water level calculation model:
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Heat and hydrogen generation by zirconium-steam reaction All steam assumed to react with zirconium higher than 1500K
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0.00E+00
2.00E+07
4.00E+07
6.00E+07
8.00E+07
1.00E+08
1.20E+08
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
Zr 0% oxidized
Zr 20% oxidized
Zr 40% oxidized
Zr 60% oxidized
Zr 80% oxidized
Zr 100% oxidized
Temperature (K)
Ener
gy (k
cal)
Total core and lower plenum energy curve for 1F-1 nuclear reactor
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0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
Time after the beginning of core uncovering (s) 2011/03/11 16:50
Cor
e w
ater
leve
l (m
) Core water level in 1F-1 nuclear reactor accident
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Core material temperature in the 1F-1 nuclear reactor accident
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000
Core material
Core material without Zr-steam reaction
Core and lower plenum material
Time after the beginning of core uncovering (s)
Tem
pera
ture
(K)
2011/03/11 16:50
MP(Fe)
MP(Zr)
MP(ZrO2)
MP(UO2)
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
Time after the beginning of core uncovering (s)
Hyd
roge
n m
ass
(kg)
2011/03/11 16:50
Calculated hydrogen generation in 1F-1nuclear reactor
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
10000
100000
2011/3/11 0:00 2011/3/12 0:00 2011/3/13 0:00 2011/3/14 0:00 2011/3/15 0:00 2011/3/16 0:00 2011/3/17 0:00 2011/3/18 0:00 2011/3/19 0:00
正門付近(1~3号機の南西)
MP-4付近(1~3号機の北西)
西門(1~3号機の西)
事務本館北(1~3号機の北)
空間放射線量率(μS
v/h)
1Fサイト空間放射線量率
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
10000
3/12 0:00 3/12 12:00 3/13 0:00 3/13 12:00 3/14 0:00 3/14 12:00 3/15 0:00 3/15 12:00 3/16 0:00 3/16 12:00 3/17 0:00
浪江町幾代橋(北8.2km)IC 双葉町郡山(北北西2.8km)NaI 双葉町新山(北北西3.9km)IC 浪江町浪江(北北西8.6km)IC 双葉町上羽鳥(北西5.6km)IC 双葉町山田(西北西4.1km)IC 大熊町大野(西南西4.9km)IC 大熊町向畑(南西4.0km)NaI 大熊町夫沢(南南西1.6km)NaI 富岡町夜の森(南南西7.3km)IC 楢葉町松館(南南西14.2km)IC 楢葉町山田岡(南18.7km)IC
空間放射線量率(μS
v/h)
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
10000
0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 0:00
浪江町幾代橋(北8.2km)IC 双葉町郡山(北北西2.8km)NaI 双葉町新山(北北西3.9km)IC 浪江町浪江(北北西8.6km)IC 双葉町上羽鳥(北西5.6km)IC 双葉町山田(西北西4.1km)IC 大熊町大野(西南西4.9km)IC 大熊町向畑(南西4.0km)NaI 大熊町夫沢(南南西1.6km)NaI 富岡町夜の森(南南西7.3km)IC 楢葉町松館(南南西14.2km)IC 楢葉町山田岡(南18.7km)IC
空間放射線量率(μS
v/h)
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
2011/3/11 0:00 2011/3/12 0:00 2011/3/13 0:00 2011/3/14 0:00 2011/3/15 0:00 2011/3/16 0:00 2011/3/17 0:00 2011/3/18 0:00 2011/3/19 0:00
南相馬市
飯館村
福島市
郡山市
白河市
いわき市
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Total core energy curve for the Fukushima Daiichi-Unit 3 and Unit 2 nuclear reactor
0.00E+00
1.00E+07
2.00E+07
3.00E+07
4.00E+07
5.00E+07
6.00E+07
7.00E+07
8.00E+07
9.00E+07
1.00E+08
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
Zr 0% oxidized
Zr 20% oxidized
Zr 40% oxidized
Zr 60% oxidized
Zr 80% oxidized
Zr 100% oxidized
Temperature (K)
Ener
gy (k
cal)
MP(Fe) MP(Zr) MP(ZrO2)
MP(UO2)
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0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000
Present calculation
Measured
Cor
e w
ater
leve
l (m
)
2011/3/13 03:29
Core water level in 1F-3 nuclear reactor accident
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0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000
Core material without Zr-steam reaction
Core material
core and lower plenum material
Time after the beginning of core uncovering (s)
Tem
pera
ture
(K)
2011/03/13 03:29
MP(Fe)
MP(Zr)
MP(ZrO2)
MP(UO2)
Core material temperature in 1F-3 nuclear reactor accident
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0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000
Time after the beginning of core uncovering (s)
H
ydro
gen
mas
s (k
g)
2011/03/13 03:29
Calculated hydrogen generation in 1F-3 nuclear reactor
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0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00
A系原子炉圧力(Mp abs) B系原子炉圧力(Mpa abs) D/W圧力 (MPa abs) S/C圧力 (MPa abs)
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
10000
100000
2011/3/11 0:00 2011/3/12 0:00 2011/3/13 0:00 2011/3/14 0:00 2011/3/15 0:00 2011/3/16 0:00 2011/3/17 0:00 2011/3/18 0:00 2011/3/19 0:00
正門付近(1~3号機の南西)
MP-4付近(1~3号機の北西)
西門(1~3号機の西)
事務本館北(1~3号機の北)
空間放射線量率(μS
v/h)
1Fサイト空間放射線量率
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
10000
3/12 0:00 3/12 12:00 3/13 0:00 3/13 12:00 3/14 0:00 3/14 12:00 3/15 0:00 3/15 12:00 3/16 0:00 3/16 12:00 3/17 0:00
浪江町幾代橋(北8.2km)IC 双葉町郡山(北北西2.8km)NaI 双葉町新山(北北西3.9km)IC 浪江町浪江(北北西8.6km)IC 双葉町上羽鳥(北西5.6km)IC 双葉町山田(西北西4.1km)IC 大熊町大野(西南西4.9km)IC 大熊町向畑(南西4.0km)NaI 大熊町夫沢(南南西1.6km)NaI 富岡町夜の森(南南西7.3km)IC 楢葉町松館(南南西14.2km)IC 楢葉町山田岡(南18.7km)IC
空間放射線量率(μS
v/h)
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
2011/3/11 0:00 2011/3/12 0:00 2011/3/13 0:00 2011/3/14 0:00 2011/3/15 0:00 2011/3/16 0:00 2011/3/17 0:00 2011/3/18 0:00 2011/3/19 0:00
南相馬市
飯館村
福島市
郡山市
白河市
いわき市
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0.00E+00
2.00E+07
4.00E+07
6.00E+07
8.00E+07
1.00E+08
1.20E+08
1.40E+08
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500
Zr 0% 0xidizedZr 20% oxidizedZr 40% oxidizedZr 60% oxidizedZr 80% 0xidizedZr 100% oxidized
Temperature (K)
Ener
gy (k
cal)
Total core and lower plenum energy curve for 1F-2 and 1F-3 nuclear reactor
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0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
Measured
Assumed in thepresent analysis
Time after beginning of core uncoverying(s)
Cor
e w
ater
leve
l (m
)
2011/03/14 16:20
Core water level in 1F-2 nuclear reactor accident
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0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000
Core material
Core and lower plenummaterial
Time after the beginning of core uncovering (s)
Tem
pera
ture
(K)
2011/03/14 16:20
MP(Zr)
MP(UO2)
MP(Fe)
Core material temperature in 1F-2 nuclear reactor accident
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0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
A-system reactor pressure(MPag)
D/W pressure(MPaA)
S/C pressure(MPaA)
Pres
sure
(MPa
)
Time and date
3/14 18:00 3/14 21:00 3/15 0:00 3/15 3:00 3/15 6:00 3/15 9:00 3/15 12:00
Measured pressure in 1F-2 nuclear reactor accident
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
10000
100000
2011/3/11 0:00 2011/3/12 0:00 2011/3/13 0:00 2011/3/14 0:00 2011/3/15 0:00 2011/3/16 0:00 2011/3/17 0:00 2011/3/18 0:00 2011/3/19 0:00
正門付近(1~3号機の南西)
MP-4付近(1~3号機の北西)
西門(1~3号機の西)
事務本館北(1~3号機の北)
空間放射線量率(μS
v/h)
1Fサイト空間放射線量率
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
10000
3/12 0:00 3/12 12:00 3/13 0:00 3/13 12:00 3/14 0:00 3/14 12:00 3/15 0:00 3/15 12:00 3/16 0:00 3/16 12:00 3/17 0:00
浪江町幾代橋(北8.2km)IC 双葉町郡山(北北西2.8km)NaI 双葉町新山(北北西3.9km)IC 浪江町浪江(北北西8.6km)IC 双葉町上羽鳥(北西5.6km)IC 双葉町山田(西北西4.1km)IC 大熊町大野(西南西4.9km)IC 大熊町向畑(南西4.0km)NaI 大熊町夫沢(南南西1.6km)NaI 富岡町夜の森(南南西7.3km)IC 楢葉町松館(南南西14.2km)IC 楢葉町山田岡(南18.7km)IC
空間放射線量率(μS
v/h)
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
2011/3/11 0:00 2011/3/12 0:00 2011/3/13 0:00 2011/3/14 0:00 2011/3/15 0:00 2011/3/16 0:00 2011/3/17 0:00 2011/3/18 0:00 2011/3/19 0:00
南相馬市
飯館村
福島市
郡山市
白河市
いわき市
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Fukushima Daini NPP
Kitaibaraki
Takahagi
Mito
Tokyo (Shinjuku)
103
102
101
100
10-1
10-2
3/11 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19
Time and date
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0
5
10
15
20
25W
ater
flow
rate
(m3 /h
)
Time and date
Minimum decay heat removal flow rate
Injection flow rate
3/11 3/13 3/15 3/17 3/19 3/21 3/23 3/25
Injection water flow rate in 1F-1 nuclear reactor accident
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0.00E+00
5.00E+07
1.00E+08
1.50E+08
2.00E+08
2.50E+08
[炉心物質(Zr100%酸化)]溶融
[炉心物資(Zr100%酸化)+下部プレナム物質]溶融
[崩壊熱ー徐熱]積算
崩壊熱積算
3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23
Ene
rgy
(kca
l) 1F-1
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Feed water nozzleN4B end
RPV bottom
Time and date
Tem
pera
ture
(℃)
3/20 3/22 3/24 3/26 3/28 3/30
Measured temperature in 1F-1 nuclear reactor accident.
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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40W
ater
flow
rate
(m3 /h
)
Time and date
Injection water flow rate
Minimum decay heat removal flow rate
3/11 3/13 3/15 3/17 3/19 3/21 3/23 3/25
Injection water flow rate in 1F-3 nuclear reactor accident
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0.00E+00
1.00E+08
2.00E+08
3.00E+08
4.00E+08
5.00E+08
6.00E+08
[炉心物質(Zr100%酸化)]溶融
[炉心物資(Zr100%酸化)+下部プレナム物質]溶融
[崩壊熱ー徐熱]積算
崩壊熱積算
3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25
Ener
gy (k
cal) 1F-3
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90W
ater
flow
rate
(m3/
h )
Time and date
Minimum decay heat removal flow rate
Injection water flow rate
3/11 3/16 3/21 3/26 3/31 4/5
Injection water flow rate in 1F-2 nuclear reactor accident
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0.00E+00
5.00E+07
1.00E+08
1.50E+08
2.00E+08
2.50E+08
[炉心物質(Zr100%酸化)]溶融
[炉心物資(Zr100%酸化)+下部プレナム物質]溶融 [崩壊熱ー徐熱]積算
[崩壊熱ー徐熱1]積算
3/28 3/29 3/30
1F-2
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-200
-100
0
100
200
300
400
500
600Feed water nozzle N4B end
CRD housing upper part
RPV bottom
RPV support skirt upper part
RPV drain pipe upper part
Tem
pera
ture
(℃)
Time and date
3/20 3/25 3/30 4/4 4/9 4/14
Measured temperature in 1F-2 nuclear reactor accident
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0
200
400
600
800
1000
2011/3/19 0:00 2011/3/21 0:00 2011/3/23 0:00 2011/3/25 0:00 2011/3/27 0:00 2011/3/29 0:00 2011/3/31 0:00
福島第一原発/事務本館北 *0.1
福島第一原発/正門
福島第一原発/西門
Dos
e ra
te (μ
Sv/h
)
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
2011/3/11 0:00 2011/3/16 0:00 2011/3/21 0:00 2011/3/26 0:00 2011/3/31 0:00
南相馬市 飯館村 福島市 郡山市 白河市 いわき市
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
10000Fukushima Daini NPPKitaibarakiTakahagiMitoTokyo(Shinjuku)YamagataFukushima Daiichi NPP Main Office Bdg. NorthFukushima Daiichi NPP Main GateFukushima Daiichi NPP West Gate
3/19 3/21 3/23 3/25 3/27 3/29 3/31
Dos
e ra
te (μ
Sv/h
) Measured dose rate
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0.04
0.045
0.05
0.055
0.06
0.065
0.07
0.075
0.08
Time and date
3/14 3/19 3/24 3/29 4/3
Dose rate in Niigata
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0.001
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
I-131(JCAC)
Cs-137(JCAC)
Cs-134(JCAC)
3/14 3/16 3/18 3/20 3/22 3/24 3/26 3/28 3/30 4/1 4/3 4/5 4/7
Air r
adio
activ
ity c
once
ntra
tion
(Bq/
m3 )
Air Radioactivity concentration (Bq/m3)
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0.001
0.01
0.1
1
Cs-137/I-131(JCAC)
Cs-137/I-131(Prediction)
3/14 3/16 3/18 3/20 3/22 3/24 3/26 3/28 3/30 4/1 4/3 4/5 4/7
Air r
adio
activ
ity c
once
ntra
tion
ratio
Air radioactivity concentration ratio of Cs-137 and I-131
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0.1
1
10
100
I-131(JCAC in Chiba)
I-131(KEK in Tsukuba)
Rad
ioac
tivity
con
cent
ratio
n (B
q/m
3 )
3/14 3/19 3/24 3/29 4/3
Time and date
Air radioactivity concentration of I-131 in Chiba and Tsukuba
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1.000E-03
1.000E-02
1.000E-01
1.000E+00
Cs-137/I-131(Prediction)
Cs-137/I-131(JCAC in Chiba)
Cs-137/I-131(KEK in Tsukuba)
Rad
ioac
tivity
con
cent
ratio
n ra
tio
3/14 3/19 3/24 3/29 4/3
Time and date
Air radioactivity concentration rate of Cs-137 and I-131
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1E-05
0.0001
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30 3/31 4/1
I-131放出率(TEPCO)
I-131放出率(JAEA)
I-131 放出率 (Modifed JAEA rev.2:Tanabe)
I-131 放出率 (Modifed JAEA rev.1:Tanabe)
Estimated discharge rate of I-131 from Fukushima Daiichi NPP Station D
isch
arge
rate
(PBq
/h)
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1E-06
1E-05
0.0001
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30 3/31 4/1
Cs-137放出率(TEPCO)
Cs-137放出率(JAEA)
Cs-137 放出率 (Modifed JAEA rev.2:Tanabe) Cs-137 放出率 (Modifed JAEA rev.1:Tanabe)
Estimated discharge rate of Cs-137 from Fukushima Daiichi NPP Station
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Zry melting starts (terminates) 03/14 20:34 (20:51)
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Tanabe’s English papers on Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident F. Tanabe, “Analysis of core melt in Fukushima Daiichi-Unit 1 nuclear reactor”, Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, Vol.48, No.8, August (2011) pp.1135-1139 F. Tanabe, “Analysis of core Melt and re-melt in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors”, Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, Vol.49, No.1, January (2012) pp.18-36 F. Tanabe, “A scenario of large amount of radioactive materials discharge to the air from the Unit 2 reactor in the Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident”, Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, Vol.49, No.4, April (2012) pp.360-365