Published 2000 | Version v1
Computer medium

Analysis of the containment of a compact reactor PWR submitted to loss of coolant accident

  • 1. Centro Tecnologico da Marinha em Sao Paulo (CTMSP), SP (Brazil)

Description

In the present paper analyses were done with the computer code RELAP5/MOD2 for rising the process conditions of the containment of a compact reactor PWR of low potency, submitted to Loss of Coolant Accidents (LOCA). The main results obtained were the behavior of maximum conditions of pressure as a function of the available containment free volume. It was also studied the problem of containment sub-compartmentation, that is to say, the possibility of the rupture to happen in restricted spaces generating high sub-compartment peak pressure and, consequently, high strains on the internal structures. (author)

Part of:
Nuclear future: thinking for building. Proceedings of the 12. Brazilian national meeting on reactor physics and thermal hydraulics; 8. General congress on nuclear energy; 5. Brazilian national meeting on nuclear applications

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Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Analise da contencao de um reator PWR compacto submetido a acidente de perda de refrigerante

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Nuclear future: thinking for building. Proceedings of the 12. Brazilian national meeting on reactor physics and thermal hydraulics; 8. General congress on nuclear energy; 5. Brazilian national meeting on nuclear applications
Imprint Pagination
[800 p.]
Journal Page Range
p. 734-737

Conference

Title
12. Brazilian national meeting on reactor physics and thermal hydraulics; 8. General congress on nuclear energy; 5. Brazilian national meeting on nuclear applications
Original Conference Title
12. Encontro nacional de fisica de reatores e termo-hidraulica
Dates
5-20 Oct 2000
Place
Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)

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Notes
3 refs., 1 fig., 6 graphs Imprint:Published only in CD-Rom. Available from the Library of the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission, Rio de Janeiro;Futuro nuclear: refletindo para construir. Anais do 12. Encontro nacional de fisica de reatores e termo-hidraulica; 8. Congresso geral de energia nuclear; 5. Encontro nacional de aplicacoes nucleares