Published October 1983
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Report
July 17, 1977, off-gas system charcoal adsorber bed fire at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Creators
Description
This discussion begins with a brief description of the condenser off-gas system used at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, then covers the fire event of July 17, 1977, and conclusions drawn after a study of the event. It concludes with a discussion of the corrective action intended to prevent recurrence
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the CSNI specialist meeting on interaction of fire and explosion with ventilation systems in nuclear facilities. Volume II
- Journal Page Range
- p. 309-316.
- Report number
- LA--9911-C-Vol.2
Conference
- Title
- CSNI specialist meeting on interaction of fire and explosion with ventilation systems in nuclear facilities.
- Dates
- 25-28 Apr 1983.
- Place
- Los Alamos, NM (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 15064691
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTIVATED CARBON; BROWNS FERRY-1 REACTOR; COMBUSTION; FILTERS; FIRES; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; OFF-GAS SYSTEMS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR SAFETY; VAPOR CONDENSERS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; ADSORBENTS; BWR TYPE REACTORS; CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; MIXED SPECTRUM REACTORS; NONMETALS; OXIDATION; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SAFETY; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS