Decay heat removal and dynamic plant testing at EBR-II

The complete testing program at EBR-II directed towards transient thermal-hydraulic performance is described. The program, which was initially directed towards an understanding of the dynamics of natural convective flow and the validation of related computer codes, has evolved into studies of unprotected transients. These later tests are intended to provide experimental data as well as to directly demonstrate the inherently safe response of an LMR to transients which in the recent past were thought to lead to core disruption. Tpical results and conclusions from the series of protected natural circulation tests are also presented