Hydrogen studies during PBF Severe Fuel Damage tests

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6219879

Osetek, D J; Hobbins, R R; Buescher, B J; Cook, B A

The PBF Severe Fuel Damage tests will provide a unique opportunity to address several reactor safety issues. These experiments will simulate severe accidents which include fuel behavior similar to the TMI accident. Rod damage mechanisms, fuel rod fragmentation, rubble bed formation, hydrogen generation and fission product release are among the important phenomena which will be investigated. The on-line hydrogen measurements, supplemented with analyses of grab samples will provide data to evaluate zircaloy oxidation models and define hydrogen behavior during accidents.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 6219879
• Report Number(s): CONF-810120-7; ON: TI85004753
• Resource Relation: Conference: Workshop on the impact of hydrogen on water reactor safety, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 26 Jan 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
LOSS OF COOLANT
SIMULATION
PBF REACTOR
POWER REACTORS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
DAMAGE
FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE
FUEL RODS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
OXIDATION
PLANNING
ZIRCALOY
ACCIDENTS
ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FUEL ELEMENTS
PULSED REACTORS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
TANK TYPE REACTORS
TIN ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS
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