Light water reactor safety research program. Quarterly report Jan-Mar 80

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6463557

Berman, M

The Molten Fuel Concrete Interactions (MFCI) study is comprised of experimental and analytical investigations of the chemical and physical phenomena associated with interactions between molten core materials and concrete. Such interactions are possible during hypothetical fuel-melt accidents in light water reactors (LWRs) when molten fuel and steel from the reactor core penetrate the pressure vessel and cascade onto the concrete substructure. The purpose of the MFCI study is to develop an understanding of these interactions suitable for risk assessment. Emphasis is placed on identifying and investigating the dominant interaction phenomena occurring between prototypic materials. The table of contents is the following: Molten fuel concrete interactions study; Steam explosion phenomena; Separate effects tests for TRAP code development; and Containment emergency sump performance.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6463557
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-1509
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCIDENTS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONCRETES
CONTAINMENT
CORIUM
ENERGY TRANSFER
EXPLOSIONS
HEAT TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MELTDOWN
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAFETY
WATER COOLED REACTORS