Analysis of equipment survivability in hydrogen burns. [PWR]
Conference
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OSTI ID:5870277
The Hydrogen Burn Survival Program was initiated at Sandia National Laboratories to investigate the survivability of safety-related equipment subjected to hydrogen burns in the course of a severe nuclear-reactor accident. The effort includes both experimental and analytical activities designed to develop an understanding of the hydrogen-burn environment, heat-transfer phenomena active in that environment, and analytical techniques for estimating component temperature responses. This paper presents the results to date and discusses specific calculations applicable to ice-condenser PWRs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5870277
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-83-0845C; CONF-830816-1; ON: DE83010004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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