Correlations for fission product release from N Reactor fuel under high-temperature accident conditions

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6958751· OSTI ID:6958751

Birney, K R; Bechtold, D B; McCall, T B

Empirical correlations were derived for fission product release from metallic uranium alloy 601 N Reactor fuel during postulated accident conditions in which the fuel nears, reaches, or exceeds the melting temperature. The correlations were based on a sparse data base from fuel melted in an inert or steam atmosphere. The empirical correlations are presented for use in subsequent deterministic analyses of N Reactor behavior during hypothetical severe accidents beyond the design basis. 20 refs., 4 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 6958751
• Report Number(s): WHC-SP-0017-3; ON: DE90009487
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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N-REACTOR
FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE
ACCIDENTS
ALLOY NUCLEAR FUELS
CESIUM
CORRELATIONS
DIFFUSION
IODINE
OXIDATION
REACTOR SAFETY
STRONTIUM
TELLURIUM
URANIUM
ACTINIDES
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
FUELS
GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS
HALOGENS
LWGR TYPE REACTORS
MATERIALS
METALS
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR FUELS
PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION REACTORS
POWER REACTORS
PRODUCTION REACTORS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTORS
SAFETY
SEMIMETALS
SOLID FUELS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
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