Review of the natural circulation effect in the Vermont Yankee spent-fuel pool

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5689878

Wheeler, C L

A 7429-node, three-dimensional computer model of the Vermont Yankee spent-fuel pool was set up and run using the porous media model of the TEMPEST computer code. The results of this analysis show that natural circulation is sufficient to ensure adequate cooling, regardless of the loading pattern used or the orientation of the cooling system discharge nozzle.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5689878
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-5048; PNL-6388; ON: TI88006564
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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