Fuel coolant interaction experiments in TROI using a UO2/ZrO2 mixture

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Song, J H ^a   Park, I K ^a   Shin, Y S ^a   Kim, J H ^a   Hong, S W ^a   Min, B T ^a   Kim, H D ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corium; Dynamic pressure; Severe accidents; Steam explosion; TROI

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COOLANTS; DEBRIS; DYNAMIC LOADS; JETS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; URANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

STEAM EXPLOSION;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 0037401935     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(02)00388-6     Document Type: Article

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