Design Verification Program of SMART

Since July of 1997, KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) has been developing an advanced reactor called SMART(System integrated Modular Advanced ReacTor). SMART is a 330MWt integral type pressurized water reactor that can be used for cogeneration, district heating and seawater desalination as well as electricity generation. Safety enhancement and economic improvement are the two most important considerations in the design of the SMART. The SMART design combines firmly established commercial reactor design technologies with advanced design features. Most of the technologies and design features implemented into the SMART have been proven in industries and advanced design features and technologies have been proven or qualified through SMART design verification program. SMART design verification program includes basic thermal-hydraulic experiments, separate effect test on major components, integrated tests of safety system. The overall performance and safety of SMART will be demonstrated through the one fifth scaled SMART-pilot plant. In June of 2002, SMART Research and Development Center was launched for SMART-pilot plant construction project. The first phase will focus on the design optimization and technology verification by way of tests and experiments, and the second phase to construct SMART-P plant will carry out detailed design and complete the construction by 2008