In-vessel coolability and retention of a core melt

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 169, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 1-48

  Theofanous, T G ^a   Liu, C ^a   Additon, S ^b   Angelini, S ^a   Kymalainen O ^c   Salmassi, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Kaiser Group Holdings Inc   (United States)

^c Nuclear Power Engineering   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORE MELTDOWN; HEAT FLUX; LIQUID METALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATE BOILING; PROBABILITY; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

CORE MELT COOLABILITY; CORE MELT RETENTION; REACTOR VESSEL FLOODING;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0031170560     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(97)00009-5     Document Type: Article

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