Published April 1981 | Version v1
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Analysis of credible accidents for Argonaut reactors. Report for October 1980-April 1981

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Five areas of potential accidents have been evaluated for the Argonaut-UTR reactors. They are: insertion of excess reactivity, catastrophic rearrangement of the core, explosive chemical reaction, graphite fire, and a fuel-handling accident

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A04/MF A01.

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Imprint Pagination
64 p.
Report number
NUREG/CR--2079

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13674993
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
ARGONAUT TYPE REACTORS; FIRES; GRAPHITE; INTERACTIONS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR SAFETY
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; CARBON; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUELS; NONMETALS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SAFETY; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS