Published 1979 | Version v1
Book

Overview and status of the SIMMER testing program

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos Sci Lab, NM

Description

Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory has undertaken an extensive experiment analysis program to test the results of SIMMER Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR) accident calculations. The SIMMER-calculated order-of-magnitude reduction of available kinetic energy following a severe hypothetical core-disruptive accident (HCDA) can be attributed to (1) purely fluid-dynamic effects; and (2) rate-controlled effects, such as phase transitions and heat transfer. This article reviews the experiments initially chosen for testing of each class of mitigator and reports on the status of the analyses. 8 refs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
ANS.
Imprint Place
LaGrange Park, IL
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the international meeting on fast reactor safety technology, 1979
Journal Page Range
p. 197-206.

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
12627104
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR CORE DISRUPTION; S CODES; TESTING
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; BREEDER REACTORS; COMPUTER CODES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTORS