Simplified modeling of a PWR reactor pressure vessel lower head failure in the case of a severe accident

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 235, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 835-843

  Koundy, V ^a   Durin, M ^a   Nicolas, L ^b   Combescure, A ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Etudes des Transferts et de Mécanique des Fluides   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREEP; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEATING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; THERMOANALYSIS;

LOWER HEAD FAILURE (LHF); PRESSURE LOADINGS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS (PWR); REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS (RPV);

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 12244273288     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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