LWR core meltdown accident sequence phenomenology
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OSTI ID:5235300
The Reactor Safety Study Methodology Applications Program (RSSMAP) conducted risk analyses of four light water reactors. The plants studied were each designed by a different US reactor vendor and are enclosed within three different containment types. These plants were chosen because they are significantly different from those analyzed in the Reactor Safety Study (RSS). One of the products of the RSSMAP was a characterization of the physical processes associated with a variety of core melt accidents. This paper summarizes the results of the core meltdown analysis and outlines how they can be integrated into the analysis of a similar plant. Risk analyses of plants, which are similar to the four RSSMAP plants, are expected in the future as part of several NRC and industry sponsored programs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Battelle Columbus Labs., OH (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5235300
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-82-0265C; CONF-820609-4; ON: DE82005795
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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