Light Water Reactor Safety Research Program: Quarterly Report, October - December 1977 (Vol. 6)

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6594461· OSTI ID:6594461

Dahlgren, Dirk A. ^[1]; Powers, D. A. ^[1]; Knight, R. L. ^[1]; Johnstone, J. K. ^[1]; Braithwaite, J. W. ^[1]; Nelson, L. S. ^[1]; Buxton, L. D. ^[1]; Benedick, W. B. ^[1]; Berman, M. ^[1]; Monteith, H. C. ^[1]; Dahlgren, D. A. ^[1]; Dike, L. ^[1]; Cole, Jr., R. K. ^[1]; Eaton, R. R. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Progress is summarized in the following areas: molten core-concrete interactions studies, steam explosion phenomena, statistical analysis of peak clad temperature probability distribution following loss of coolant, and RELAP code development for treatment of PWR upper head injection ECCS.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USNRC
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• Other Award/Contract Number: DOE-40-550-75; NRC-FIN-A1019; NRC-FIN-A1030; NRC-FIN-1205; NRC-FIN-A1207
• OSTI ID: 6594461
• Report Number(s): SAND--78-0600(Vol.6); NUREG/CR-0307(Vol.6)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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