A. Fic, J. Składzien, J. Skorek
Institute of Thermal Technology, Technical University of Silesia, 44-101 Gliwice, Konarskiego 22, Poland
One of the most dangerous accidents of a nuclear power plant is the rupture of the primary circuit and
release of coolant with radioactive products: Loss-of-Coolant Accident-LOCA. To prevent the release of
radioactive products into the environment most nuclear reactors are supplied with containment systems.
The general assumption of a mathematical model and sample results of calculations of thermal parameters
distribution within the containment of a WWER-440 nuclear reactor during the Loss-of-Coolant Accident are
presented in the paper. The influence of the work of ventilation systems on the long term behaviour
of thermal parameters within the containment is analyzed. Three basic cases are considered. In the first
case all the ventilation systems are not working. In the second case three ventilation systems
assigned for operation in LOCA conditions are working. In the third case work of emergency ventilation
systems is considered.