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Korean Nuclear Society (한국원자력학회)
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Development of a Computer Code, CONPAS, for an Integrated Level 2 PSA

  • Ahn, Kwang-Il (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, See-Darl (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Song, Yong-Mann (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Jin, Young-Ho (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Park, Chung K. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
  • Published : 1998.02.01
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Abstract

A PC window-based computer code, CONPAS (CONtainment Performance Analysis System), has been developed to integrate the numerical, graphical, and results-operation aspects of Level 2 probabilistic safety assessments (PSA) for nuclear power plants automatically. As a main logic for accident progression analysis, it employs a concept of the small containment phenomenological event tree (CPET) helpful to trace out visually individual accident progressions and of the detailed supporting event tree (DSET) for its detailed quantification. For the integrated analysis of Level 2 PSA, the code utilizes five distinct, but closely related modules. Its computational feasibility to real PSAs has been assessed through an application to the UCN 3&4 full scope Level 2 PSA. Compared with other existing computer codes for Level 2 PSA, the CONPAS code provides several advanced features: (1) systematic uncertainty analysis / importance analysis / sensitivity analysis, (2) table / graphical display & print, (3) employment of the recent Level 2 PSA technologies, and (4) highly effective user interface. The main purpose of this paper is to introduce the key features of CONPAS code and results of its feasibility study.

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