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Vessel failure time for a low-pressure short-term station blackout in a BWR-4

Conference · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
OSTI ID:5817879
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  1. Martin Marietta Energy System, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

A low-pressure, short-term station blackout severe accident sequence has been analyzed using the MELCOR code, version 1.8.1, in a boiling water reactor (BWR)-4. This paper presents a sensitivity study evaluating the effect of several MELCOR input parameters on vessel failure time. Results using the MELCOR/CORBH package and the BWRSAR code are also presented and compared to the MELCOR results. These calculated vessel failure times are discussed, and a judgment is offered as to which is the most realistic.

OSTI ID:
5817879
Report Number(s):
CONF-930601--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 68; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English