Now the nuclear power of Russia is faced with a problem of prolongation of RBMK-1000 Units' safe operation. JSC «EREC» activity in this area is in experimental tests and studies aimed on increase of reliability, safety and effectiveness of RBMK-1000 reactors' operation, including an additional operation life.
The experiments are carried out in following areas:
- Experimental tests of thermal-hydraulics and thermal-mechanics processes occurring in steady-state, transient and accident conditions at RBMK-1000.
- Analysis of abnormal and accident conditions occurring at existing NPPs by carrying out tests on integral test facilities.
- Acceptance tests of prototypes and production samples of equipment intended for the subsequent application on the NPP.
During the experiments the tasks are solved as follows:
- Experimental safety justification of NPPs with RBMK-1000 by direct simulation of abnormal and accident conditions.
- Obtaining the experimental data for validation of computer programs (codes), the calculated procedures and math models applied to justify NPP's with RBMK-1000 reactors.
- The experimental justification of newly designed equipment of NPP as well as security systems and algorithms of management of base and emergency operation of NPP.
- Data acquisition for a decision making about the subsequent application on NPPs of prototypes and production samples of equipment.
