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Interface requirements to couple thermal hydraulics codes to severe accident codes: ICARE/CATHARE

Conference ·
OSTI ID:544396
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  1. IPSN/DRS/SEMAR CE-Cadarache, St Paul Lez Durance (France); and others

In order to describe with the same code the whole sequence of severe LWR accidents, up to the vessel failure, the Institute of Protection and Nuclear Safety has performed a coupling of the severe accident code ICARE2 to the thermalhydraulics code CATHARE2. The resulting code, ICARE/CATHARE, is designed to be as pertinent as possible in all the phases of the accident. This paper is mainly devoted to the description of the ICARE2-CATHARE2 coupling.

Research Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Systems Technology; Nuclear Energy Agency, 75 - Paris (France); SCIENTECH, Inc., Boise, ID (United States)
OSTI ID:
544396
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CP--0159; NEA/CSNI/R--(97)4; CONF-961192--; ON: TI97008508
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English