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Analysis of credible accidents for Argonaut reactors. Report for October 1980-April 1981

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5975496
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Five areas of potential accidents have been evaluated for the Argonaut-UTR reactors. They are: insertion of excess reactivity, catastrophic rearrangement of the core, explosive chemical reaction, graphite fire, and a fuel-handling accident.
Research Organization:
Battelle-Northwest, Richland, WA (USA). Pacific Northwest Lab.
OSTI ID:
5975496
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR-2079
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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