Published November 2012
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Journal article
Examinations of fuel debris samples from Three Mile Island Unit 2
Creators
- 1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Science Research Inst., Fukushima Project Team, Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)
Description
In the accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plants, fuels were molten due to loss of coolant and heat-up of the reactor core. Information on properties of molten fuels (debris) is important to analyze progress of the accident, estimate the status inside the damaged reactors and work on a plan for debris removal. Extensive examinations for properties of debris have been conducted after the accident at the Three Mile Island Unit 2 in 1979. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency conducted a part of the examinations in the frame of the OECD/NEA Three Mile Island Vessel Investigation Program. This issue report outline and main results of the TMI-2 debris examination programs. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Enerugi to Doryoku
- Journal Volume
- 62
- Journal Issue
- 279
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-7
- ISSN
- 1883-7913
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 44096181
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORIUM; DENSITY; FISSION PRODUCTS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; MELTDOWN; MELTING POINTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; REACTOR CORES; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL EXPANSION; THREE MILE ISLAND-2 REACTOR
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; DIFFUSION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EXPANSION; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL REACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 29 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.