Attenuation of airborne debris from LMFBR accidents
Experimental and theoretical studies have been performed to characterize the behavior of airborne particulates (aerosols) expected to be produced by hypothetical core disassembly accidents (HCDA's) in liquid metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBR's). These aerosol studies include work on aerosol transport in a 20-m high, 850-m/sup 3/ closed vessel at moderate concentrations; aerosol transport in a small vessel under conditions of high concentration (approx. 1000 g/m/sup 3/), high turbulence, and high temperature (approx. 2000/sup 0/C); and aerosol transport through various leak paths. These studies have shown that little, if any, airborne debris from LMFBR HCDA's would reach the atmosphere exterior to an intact reactor containment building.
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, CA (USA). Energy Systems Group; Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-14-2170
- OSTI ID:
- 5982610
- Report Number(s):
- HEDL-SA-1665; CONF-781022-128; TRN: 79-022209
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Meeting on nuclear power reactor safety, Brussels, Belgium, 16 Oct 1978
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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