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Reactor safety research programs. Quarterly report, January-March 1985. Volume 1

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5341399

This document summarizes work performed by Pacific Northwest Laboratory from January 1 through March 31, 1985, for the Division of Accident Evaluation and the Division of Engineering Technology, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Results from an instrumented fuel assembly irradiation program being performed at Halden, Norway, are reported. Experimental data and analytical models are being provided to aid in decision making regarding pipe-to-pipe impacts following postulated breaks in high-energy fluid system piping. Fuel assemblies and analytical support are being provided for experimental programs at the Power Burst Facility, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. High-temperature materials property tests are being conducted to provide data on severe core damage fuel behavior. Thermal-hydraulic computer programs are providing best-estimate analyses for a variety of safety issues in light-water reactors. Severe fuel damage tests are being conducted in the NRU Reactor, Chalk River, Canada.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
5341399
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR-4318-Vol.1; PNL-5516-1-Vol.1; ON: TI850173595
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English