Published 1990 | Version v1
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Metal-fueled HWR severe accident issues

Creators

  • 1. Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (United States)
  • 2. EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Description

This paper describes differences and similarities in severe accident progression and phenomena between commercial Light Water Reactors (LWR) and metal- fueled isotopic production Heavy Water Reactors (HWR). It is very important to distinguish between accident progression in the two systems because each reactor type behaves in a unique manner to a fuel melting accident. Some of the lessons learned as a result of the extensive commercial severe accident research are not applicable to metal-fueled heavy water reactors. A direct application of severe accident phenomena developed from oxide-fueled LWRs to metal-fueled HWRs may lead to large errors or substantial uncertainties

Additional details

Additional titles

Subtitle (English)
Differences and similarities to commercial LWRs

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society.
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (United States)
Imprint Title
The safety, status and future of non-commercial reactors and irradiation facilities
Imprint Pagination
830 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 83-88.

Conference

Title
American Nuclear Society (ANS) topical meeting on the safety, status and future of non-commercial reactors and irradiation facilities.
Dates
30 Sep - 4 Oct 1990.
Place
Boise, ID (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23036718
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CALCULATION METHODS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; MELTING; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; WATER COOLED REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; EVALUATION; FUELS; MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-900917--.