The PANDA facility and first test results

Kerntechnik

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 214-222

  Dreier, J ^a   Huggenberger, M ^a   Aubert, C ^a   Bandurski, T ^a   Fischer, O ^a   Healzer, J ^a   Lomperski, S ^a   Strassberger, H J ^a   Varadi, G ^a   Yadigaroglu, G ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); CONTAINMENT VESSELS; COOLING SYSTEMS; SAFETY TESTING; TRANSIENTS;

PASSIVE CONTAINMENT COOLING SYSTEMS; STEADY-STATE PASSIVE CONTAINMENT CONDENSER PERFORMANCE TESTS; TRANSIENT SYSTEM BEHAVIOR TESTS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0030283796     PISSN: 09323902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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