Light-water-reactor safety research program: quarterly progress report, July--September 1977

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5216119· OSTI ID:5216119

Progress is summarized on the Argonne National Laboratory work performed during July, August, and September 1977 on water-reactor-safety problems. The following research and development areas are covered: (1) loss-of-coolant accident research: heat transfer and fluid dynamics; (2) transient fuel response and fission-product release program; (3) mechanical properties of Zircaloy containing oxygen; and (4) steam-explosion studies.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5216119
• Report Number(s): ANL-78-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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LOSS OF COOLANT
FUEL CANS
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ENERGY YIELD
EXPLOSIONS
FISSION PRODUCTS
MICROSTRUCTURE
POWER-COOLING-MISMATCH ACCIDENTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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WATER
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ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
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