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Effect of the timing of vessel depressurization on a short-term station blackout in a BWR-4 performed with the MELCOR code

Conference · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
OSTI ID:6682722
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)

This study evaluates the effect that the timing of vessel depressurization has in the progression of a short-term station blackout accident in a boiling water reactor (BWR)-4. This study was performed with the MELCOR (version 1.8.1) severe-accident code. A similar study was previously completed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) using different computer codes. The purpose of this study is to confirm and expand on the previous study and investigate the applicability of MELCOR for severe-accident management analysis.

OSTI ID:
6682722
Report Number(s):
CONF-921102--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 66; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English