Reactor Safety Gap Evaluation of Accident Tolerant Components and Severe Accident Analysis

Technical Report · Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1179777· OSTI ID:1179777

Farmer, Mitchell T. ^[1]; Bunt, R. ^[2]; Corradini, M. ^[3]; Ellison, Paul B. ^[4]; Francis, M. ^[1]; Gabor, John D. ^[5]; Gauntt, R. ^[6]; Henry, C. ^[7]; Linthicum, R. ^[8]; Luangdilok, W. ^[7]; Lutz, R. ^[9]; Paik, C. ^[7]; Plys, M. ^[7]; Rabiti, Cristian ^[10]; Rempe, J. ^[11]; Robb, K. ^[1]; Wachowiak, R. ^[12]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
2. Southern Nuclear, Atlanta, GA (United States)
3. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
4. GE Power and Water, Duluth, GA (United States)
5. Erin Engineering, Walnut Creek, CA (United States)
6. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
7. Fauske and Associates, Burr Ridge, IL (United States)
8. Exelon Corp., Chicago, IL (United States)
9. PWR Owners Group (PWROG)
10. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
11. Rempe and Associates LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
12. Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Knovville, TN (United States)

The overall objective of this study was to conduct a technology gap evaluation on accident tolerant components and severe accident analysis methodologies with the goal of identifying any data and/or knowledge gaps that may exist, given the current state of light water reactor (LWR) severe accident research, and additionally augmented by insights obtained from the Fukushima accident. The ultimate benefit of this activity is that the results can be used to refine the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Reactor Safety Technology (RST) research and development (R&D) program plan to address key knowledge gaps in severe accident phenomena and analyses that affect reactor safety and that are not currently being addressed by the industry or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1179777
• Report Number(s): ANL/NE-15/4; 79578; TRN: US1500885
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
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INFORMATION NEEDS
FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENT ARCHIVE
REACTOR COMPONENTS
TOLERANCE