Experiments on hydrogen for Three Mile Island

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5713704

Wooley, R L; Ruckman, J H; Kimball, G L; Ayers, Jr, A L; Liebenthal, J L

Starting on April 1, 1979, Billings Energy Corporation under the direction of EG and G Idaho, Inc., undertook a series of tests for Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide information regarding (1) potential amount of hydrogen in the primary coolant water in the Three Mile Island 2 Reactor; (2) methods of scavenging gaseous hydrogen from the reactor system; and (3) the determination of the most efficient and also the safest means of depressurization. Although only small amounts of hydrogen were later found in the system, this study produced information of interest for similar accidents in which hydrogen remains in the system. No investigations of radiochemical effects were made; the study focused on non-radiation solubility and chemical effects.

• Research Organization: Billings Energy Corp., Provo, UT (USA); EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-07-1570
• OSTI ID: 5713704
• Report Number(s): CONF-800403-7; TRN: 80-005052
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS thermal reactor safety meeting, Knoxville, TN, USA, 8 Apr 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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