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Cohort-based evacuation time estimation using TSIS-CORSIM

  • Park, Sunghyun (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Sohn, Seokwoo (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jae, Moosung (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2020.02.19
  • Accepted : 2020.11.29
  • Published : 2021.06.25
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Abstract

Evacuation Time Estimate (ETE) can provide decision-makers with a likelihood to implement evacuation of a population with radiation exposure risk by a nuclear power plant. Thus, the ETE is essential for developing an emergency response preparedness. However, studies on ETE have not been conducted adequately in Korea to date. In this study, different cohorts were selected based on assumptions. Existing local data were collected to construct a multi-model network by TSIS-CORSIM code. Furthermore, several links were aggregated to make simple calculations, and post-processing was conducted for dealing with the stochastic property of TSIS-CORSIM. The average speed of each cohort was calculated by the link aggregation and post-processing, and the evacuation time was estimated. As a result, the average cohort-based evacuation time was estimated as 2.4-6.8 h, and the average clearance time from ten simulations in 26 km was calculated as 27.3 h. Through this study, uncertainty factors to ETE results, such as classifying cohorts, degree of model complexity, traffic volume outside of the network, were identified. Various studies related to these factors will be needed to improve ETE's methodology and obtain the reliability of ETE results.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Nuclear Safety Research Program through the Korea Foundation Of Nuclear Safety (KOFONS), granted financial resource from the Multi-Unit Risk Research Group (MURRG), Republic of Korea (No. 1705001).

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