PANDA asymmetric-configuration passive decay heat removal test results

Conference · Sun Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:549113

Fischer, O; Dreier, J; Aubert, C ^[1]

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1. Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen (Switzerland); and others

PANDA is a large-scale, low-pressure test facility for investigating passive decay heat removal systems for the next generation of LWRs. In the first series of experiments, PANDA was used to examine the long-term LOCA response of the Passive Containment Cooling System (PCCS) for the General Electric (GE) Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (SBWR). The test objectives include concept demonstration and extension of the database available for qualification of containment codes. Also included is the study of the effects of nonuniform distributions of steam and noncondensable gases in the Dry-well (DW) and in the Suppression Chamber (SC). 3 refs., 9 figs.

• OSTI ID: 549113
• Report Number(s): CONF-970607--Vol.1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
AFTER-HEAT REMOVAL
BWR TYPE REACTORS
LOSS OF COOLANT
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PRESSURE SUPPRESSION
REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
REACTOR SAFETY