SAFER03 and TRAC-BD1 Analyses of a ROSA-III Large-Break Experiment on a Boiling Water Reactor

Simulation tests of a boiling water reactor (BWR) loss-of -coolant accident (LOCA) caused by a double-ended guillotine break of a recirculation pump suction line were carried out with the rig of safety assessment III (ROSA-III) test facility at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute. SAFER03 and TRAC-BD1 analyses with the ROSA-III test data have been performed to assess predictive capability for the large-break LOCA thermal-hydraulic response of a BWR. The analytical results indicate that SAFER03 and TRAC-BD1 predicted key phenomena very well. Furthermore, it was confirmed that SAFER03 predicted higher peak cladding surface temperature than the test data due to the conservative thermal-hydraulic model.