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In-core pressure tube rupture at N Reactor

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:719915
A double-ended guillotine break in a pressure tube while the reactor was at full power was analyzed. The analysis showed that the reactor scrams on high pressure tube flow. The released coolant escapes into the reactor graphite moderator where the reactor gas system vents direct the flow to the confinement. There was no fuel damage. 10 refs., 31 figs.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States); Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-87RL10930
OSTI ID:
719915
Report Number(s):
WHC-SP--0259; ON: TI89021308
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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