Published 1979 | Version v1
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Fuel-coolant interaction-phenomena under prompt burst conditions

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The Prompt Burst Energetics (PBE) experiments conducted at Sandia Laboratories are a series of in-pile tests with fresh uranium oxide or uranium carbide fuel pins in stagnant sodium. Fuel-coolant-interactions in PBE-9S (oxide/sodium system) and PBE-SG2 (carbide/sodium) have been analyzed with the MURTI parametric FCI code. The purpose is to gain insight into possible FCI scenarios in the experiments and sensitivity of results to input parameters. Results are in approximate agreement for the second (triggered) event in PBE-9S (32 MPa peak) and the initial interaction in PBE-SG2

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01.

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Augmented title (English)
LMFBR

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
9 p.
Report number
SAND--79-0123C

Conference

Title
International meeting on fast reactor safety technology.
Dates
19 - 23 Aug 1979.
Place
Seattle, WA, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11513732
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
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Conference
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; FUEL PINS; FUEL-COOLANT INTERACTIONS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; REACTOR CORE DISRUPTION; REACTOR SAFETY; SIMULATION; URANIUM CARBIDES; URANIUM DIOXIDE
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; BREEDER REACTORS; CARBIDES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; SAFETY; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES

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CONF-790816--33.