Downward penetration of hot UO/sub 2/ into basalt concrete

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6219810

Farhadieh, R; Purviance, R; Carlson, N

Following a postulated meltdown accident, the integrity of containment building structural material under attack by hot molten core debris and the safeguard of environment against radiological releases constitutes the final line of defense in PAHR safety assessment. Such assessment requires a good knowledge of UO/sub 2//interaction and penetration with different types of concrete. The present study focuses on the phenomena associated with core debris interaction/penetration with substrate basalt concrete.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6219810
• Report Number(s): CONF-830609-72; ON: DE85005017
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220900* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Reactor Safety
ACCIDENTS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
BASALT
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONCRETES
CONTAINMENT
CONTAINMENT BUILDINGS
CORIUM
FLUIDS
GASES
IGNEOUS ROCKS
MATERIALS
MELTDOWN
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
ROCKS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM DIOXIDE
URANIUM OXIDES
VOLCANIC ROCKS