EFFECTS OF THE MAXIMUM CREDIBLE ACCIDENT RELEVANT TO THE DESIGN OF THE CONTAINMENT SHELL, EXPERIMENTAL LOW-TEMPERATURE PROCESS HEAT REACTOR PROJECT

Technical Report · Mon Mar 21 04:00:00 EST 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4817322· OSTI ID:4817322

The effects of the maximum credible accident relative to the design of the containment shell are discussed. The maximum credible accident is defined. The thermal and hydraulic effects of the maximum credible accident on the reactor system were analyzed. The extent to which fuelrod cladding will melt was estimated. The amount of energy released from the reactor system by the escaping steam and water and by a possible chemical reaction was calculated along with the corresponding pressure rise inside the containment shell. The kinds, amounts, and total radioactivity of fission products released to the atmosphere of the containment shell after the core melts were predicted. (M.C.G.)

• Research Organization: Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Atomic Energy Div., Washington, D.C.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-16-024997
• OSTI ID: 4817322
• Report Number(s): TID-15734
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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