Fission product release from fuel under severe-accident conditions

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5978400

Hobbins, R R; Petti, D A; Hagrman, D L ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (United States)

The purpose of this paper is to review recent advances in the understanding of fission product release from fuel under severe-accident conditions in light water reactors. Insights on the effects of severe-accident phenomena, including fuel morphology, H{sub 2}/H{sub 2}O ratio, fuel liquefaction, molten pools, and debris beds, on fission product release from fuel are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 5978400
• Report Number(s): CONF-910603--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 63
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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