Published June 1980 | Version v1
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Natural removal of particulate radioactivity in an LWR-containment during core meltdown accidents

Creators

  • 1. Lab. for Aerosol Physics and Filter Tech., Kernforschungszentrum, Karlsruhe, Germany

Description

During core meltdown accidents in LWRs, large quantities of fission products and core material are vaporized and released to the containment in particulate form. The behavior and the natural removal of this aerosol is calculated with the computer code NAUA. Airborne aerosol mass in the containment and leaked masses are calculated for a typical accident sequence in the German PWR. Additionally, the influence of a containment failure on the total environmental impact is evaluated as a function of time. It is demonstrated that a period of three days of containment integrity is required to minimize the aerosol mass which escapes from the containment

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Thermal reactor safety
Journal Page Range
p. 1328-1335.
Report number
CONF-800403--(Vol.2)

Conference

Title
ANS thermal reactor safety meeting.
Dates
8 - 11 Apr 1980.
Place
Knoxville, TN, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11570385
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BWR TYPE REACTORS; CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; MELTDOWN; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; RADIOACTIVITY TRANSPORT; REACTOR SAFETY
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; AEROSOLS; COLLOIDS; CONTAINMENT; DISPERSIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTORS; SAFETY; SOLS; WASTES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS