A Regulatory assessment of test data for reactivity-initiated accidents

Nuclear Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-288

  Meyer, Ralph O ^a,d   McCardell, Richard K ^a,c   Chung, Hee M ^a,b   Diamond, David J ^a,b   Scott, Harold H ^a,b  

^a U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; ENTHALPY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; OXIDATION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); RISK ASSESSMENT;

FUEL BURNUP; FUEL RODS; HYDRIDING; PULSE WIDTH EFFECTS; REACTIVITY INITIATED ACCIDENTS (RIA);

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

NUCLEAR FUEL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ENTHALPY; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0030252279     PISSN: 00295604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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