The aircraft impact accident has become very significant in the design of a nuclear facilities, particularly, after the tragic September 2001 event, that raised the public concern about the potential damaging effects that the impact of a large civilian airplane could bring in safety relevant structures. The aim of this study is therefore to preliminary evaluate the global response and the structural effects induced by the impact of a military or commercial airplane (actually considered as a “beyond design basis” event) into a near surface radioactive waste (RWs) disposal facility. The safety evaluation was carried out according to the International safety and design guidelines and in agreement with the stress tests requirements for the security track. To achieve the purpose, a lay out and scheme of a possible near surface repository, like for example that of the El Cabril one, was taken into account. In order to preliminary perform a reliable analysis of such a large-scale structure and to determine the structural effects induced by such a types of impulsive loads, a realistic, but still operable, numerical models with suitable materials characteristics were implemented by means FEM codes. In the carried out structural analyses, the RWs repository was considered a “robust” target, due to its thicker walls and main constitutive materials (steel and reinforced concrete). In addition to adequately represent the dynamic response of repository under crashing, relevant physical phenomena (i.e. penetration, spalling, etc.) were simulated and analysed. The preliminary assessment of the effects induced by the dynamic/impulsive loads allowed generally to verify the residual RWs strength capability of the repository considered. The obtained preliminary results highlighted a remarkable potential to withstand the impact of military/large commercial aircrafts, even in presence of ongoing concrete progressive failure (some penetration and spalling of the concrete wall) of the impacted area.
Preliminary safety evaluation of an aircraft impact on a near-surface RWs repository
LO FRANO, ROSA;FORASASSI, GIUSEPPE;
2013-01-01
Abstract
The aircraft impact accident has become very significant in the design of a nuclear facilities, particularly, after the tragic September 2001 event, that raised the public concern about the potential damaging effects that the impact of a large civilian airplane could bring in safety relevant structures. The aim of this study is therefore to preliminary evaluate the global response and the structural effects induced by the impact of a military or commercial airplane (actually considered as a “beyond design basis” event) into a near surface radioactive waste (RWs) disposal facility. The safety evaluation was carried out according to the International safety and design guidelines and in agreement with the stress tests requirements for the security track. To achieve the purpose, a lay out and scheme of a possible near surface repository, like for example that of the El Cabril one, was taken into account. In order to preliminary perform a reliable analysis of such a large-scale structure and to determine the structural effects induced by such a types of impulsive loads, a realistic, but still operable, numerical models with suitable materials characteristics were implemented by means FEM codes. In the carried out structural analyses, the RWs repository was considered a “robust” target, due to its thicker walls and main constitutive materials (steel and reinforced concrete). In addition to adequately represent the dynamic response of repository under crashing, relevant physical phenomena (i.e. penetration, spalling, etc.) were simulated and analysed. The preliminary assessment of the effects induced by the dynamic/impulsive loads allowed generally to verify the residual RWs strength capability of the repository considered. The obtained preliminary results highlighted a remarkable potential to withstand the impact of military/large commercial aircrafts, even in presence of ongoing concrete progressive failure (some penetration and spalling of the concrete wall) of the impacted area.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
