Phébus-FP: Results and significance for plant safety in Switzerland

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 235, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1607-1633

  Birchley, J ^a   Haste, T ^a   Bruchertseifer, H ^a   Cripps, R ^a   Guntay S ^a   Jackel B ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AEROSOLS; BENCHMARKING; DATA REDUCTION; FISSION PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; QUENCHING; THERMOANALYSIS;

COMPUTER CODES; CORE DEGRADATION; RADIOLYTIC EFFECTS; SILVER IODIDE;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 19044391176     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.02.018     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. B. Adroguer Core loss during a severe accident (COLOSS) EU FISA 2001 Symposium, EU Research in Reactor Safety, EUR-20281 EN 2001 247 260
2. B. Adroguer Core loss during a severe accident (COLOSS) EU FISA 2003 Symposium November 10-12, 2003 EUR 21026 2004 342 347
3. A. Auvinen Vaporisation rates of CsOH and CsI in conditions simulating a severe nuclear accident J. Aerosol Sci. 31 9. 2000
4. A. Auvinen, and J. Jokiniemi Interpretation of fission product behaviour in Phébus FPT-1 circuit Presented at the 10th Meeting of the Phébus Circuit and Containment Aerosols Interpretation Circle Aix-en-Provence, France, November 2001
5. C. Allison, and J. Hohorst An assessment of RELAP/SCDAP/MOD3.2 using bundle heating and melting experiments with irradiated fuel, ICONE11-36373 Presented at the 11th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Tokyo, Japan, April 2003
6. Ball, J., et al., 2001. International Standard Problem ISP-41 FU/1 Follow-up Exercise (Phase 1), OECD/CSNI/NEA/R(2001)17.
7. Ball, J., et al., 2005. International Standard Problem (ISP) No.41 Follow-up Exercise: Phase 2, Iodine Code Comparison Exercise against CAIMAN and RTF Experiments, J. Ball et al., International Standard Problem ISP-41 FU/1 Follow-up Exercise (Phase 1), AECL 12209, IRSN/DSR/SAGR/2003-01.
8. Birchley, J., Cripps, R., Güntay, S., 1999. PHEBEN: Benchmarking Release, Circuit and Containment Codes against Phébus FP, PSI Contribution to PHEBEN Project, PHEBEN, FI4S-CT96-0026, ST-PHEBEN(99)-D12.
9. Birchley, J., Cripps, R., 1999. Analysis of PHEBUS Experiment FPT-1 Bundle Degradation, Release and Transport of Fission Products, and Aerosol Dynamics and Iodine Chemistry in the Containment, Document PHEBUS PF: SW/99/002, October.
10. J. Birchley Assessment of the MELCOR code against Phébus experiment FPT-1, performed in the frame of ISP-46, ICONE12-49267 Presented at the 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Arlington, VA, USA, April 2004
11. Bixler, N.E., 1998. VICTORIA2.0. A Mechanistic Model for Radionuclide Behaviour in a Nuclear Reactor Coolant System under Severe Accident Conditions, NUREG/CR-6131, SAND93-230 1, December.
12. Bonnin, J., Laurie, M., Bayle, S., 2001. FPT-2 Quick Look Report, Document Phébus PF: IP/01/492, February.
13. D. Bottomley Examination of melted fuel rods and released core material from the first Phébus FP reactor accident experiment J. Nucl. Mater. 278 2000
14. L. Cantrel, and E. Krausmann Reaction kinetics of a fission product mixture in a steam-hydrogen carrier gas in the Phébus containment Nucl. Technol. 144 2004
15. Carboneau, M.L., et al., 1989. Experiment Analysis and Summary Report on OECD LOFT Nuclear Experiment LP-FP-2, OECD-LOFT-T-3806.
16. B. Clement LWR accident simulation: synthesis of the results and interpretation of the first Phébus experiment FPT-0 Nucl. Eng. Des. 226 2003
17. Clement, B., Haste, T., 2004. Comparison Report on International Standard Problem ISP-46 (Phébus FPT-1), OECD/CSNI/NEA/R(2004)18.
18. R. Cripps, H. Bruchertseifer, B. Jäckel, and S. Güntay Stability of AgI colloids in the presence of dissolved high dose-rate-β- emitting radionuclide, CSNI Workshop on Iodine Aspects of Severe Accident Management, Helsinki, Finland, May 1999 Proceedings of the Workshop, NEA/CSNI/R(98)/7, December 1999
19. de los Reyes-Castelo, A., Capitão, J.A., Santi, G.De., 1999. International Standard Problem 40, Aerosol Deposition and Resuspension: Final Comparison Report, EUR 18708 EN, NEA/CSNI/R(1999)4, February.
20. Gauntt, R.O., et al., 2000. MELCOR Computer Code Manuals, Version 1.8.5, NUREG/CR-6119, SAND-2417/2, May.
21. S. Güntay, R. Cripps, B. Jäckel, and H. Bruchertseifer Question of radiolytic decomposition of silver iodide and consequences Phébus June 2003 Seminar Proceedings, Aix-en-Provence France, June 2003
22. Güntay, S., Cripps, R., 1992. IMPAIR3: A Computer Program to Analyze the Iodine Behaviour in Multi-Compartments of a LWR Containment, Paul Scherrer Institut, Bericht No. 128, September.
23. S. Hagen Essential results of the CORA program Third International QUENCH Workshop FZ Karlsruhe, December 1997
24. Hanniet-Girault, N., Repetto, G., 1999. FPT-0 Final Report, Document Phébus PF: IP/99/423, February.
25. Hering, W. et al., 2002. Comparison and Interpretation Report of the OECD International Standard Problem No. 45 Exercise (QUENCH-06), FZKA 6722, July 2002. NEA/CSNI/R(2002)23, October.
26. Jacquemain, D., Bourdon, S., de Bremaecker, A., Barrachin, M., 2000a. FPT-1 Final Report, Document Phébus PF: IP/00/3479, December.
27. D. Jacquemain An overview of the iodine behaviour in the first two Phébus tests FPT-0 and FPT-1 CSNI Workshop on Iodine Aspects of Severe Accident Management Helsinki, Finland, May 1999, NEA/CSNI/R(2000)12, March 2000
28. Jeury, F., Anselmet, M., Arréghini, F., Serre, F., 1999. FPT-4 Quick Look Report, Document Phébus FP IP/99/453, October.
29. J. Jokiniemi, A. Auvinen, P.D. Bottomley, and A.T. Tuson Revaporisation of FPT-1 fission product samples: first conclusions Presented at the Fifth Technical Seminar of the Phébus-FP Programme 24-26 June 2003
30. Jones, A.V., Müller, K. (Eds.), 2002. FPT-1 Intermediate Interpretation Report, SAM-PHEBEN2-T011, pp. 8-14.
31. A.V. Jones Benchmarking release, circuit and coolant and containment codes against Phébus FP (PHEBEN) EU FISA99 Symposium Research in Reactor Safety, EUR-19532 EN 1999 394 401
32. A.V. Jones Validation of severe accident codes against Phébus FP for plant applications: status of the PHEBEN2 project Nucl. Eng. Des. 221 2003
33. Karwat, H., 2000. CSNI International Standard Problems (ISP); Brief Descriptions (1975-1999). NEA/CSNI/R(2000)5.
34. M.P. Kissane, and I. Drosik Interpretation of transport behaviour in the FPT-0 and FPT-1 tests Proceedings of the Fifth Phébus Seminar 24-26 June 2003
35. J.C. Micaelli SARNET: sustainable integration of EU research on severe accident phenomenology and management EU FISA 2003 Symposium November 10-12, 2003 EUR 21026 2004
36. Murata, K.K., et al., 1997. Code Manual for CONTAIN 2.0, A Computer Code for Nuclear Reactor Containment Analysis, NUREG/CR-6533, SAND97-1735.
37. NUREG-0772, Technical Basis for Estimating Fission Product Behaviour during LWR Accidents, June 1981.
38. Petti, D.A., et al., 1989. Power Burst Facility (PBF) Severe Fuel Damage Test 1-4: Test Results Report, NUREG/CR-5163.
39. G. Repetto, and B. Clement Analysis of the FPT-0, FPT-1 and FPT-2 experiments of the Phébus FP program investigating in-vessel phenomena during an LWR accident Tenth International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-10) Seoul, South Korea, October 2003
40. G. Schanz, B. Adrouger, and A. Volcheck Advanced treatment of high-temperature oxidation in severe accident code calculations. Part I. Experimental database and basic modelling Nucl. Eng. Des. 232 2004
41. M. Schwarz, G. Hache, P. von der Hardt, and F.P. Phébus Severe accident research programme for current and advanced light water reactors Nucl. Eng. Des. 187 1999
42. M. Schwarz, B. Clement, and A.V. Jones Applicability of Phébus FP results to severe accident safety evaluations and accident management Nucl. Eng. Des. 209 2001
43. Siefken, L.J., Coryell, E.W., Harvego, E.A., Hohorst, J.K., 1997. SCDAP/RELAP5/MOD3.1 Code Manual, NUREG/CR-6150 (Rev. 1), 5 volumes, October.
44. Tóth et al., 2005. Pre-Test Calculations of the FPT3 Experiment Using the MELCOR, ATHLET-CD and ICARE2 Computer Code (Comparative Study), EUR-21555 EN.
45. A. Volchek, Yu. Zvonarev, and G. Schanz Advanced treatment of high-temperature oxidation in severe accident code calculations. Part II. Best-fitted parabolic correlations Nucl. Eng. Des. 232 2004
46. P. von der Hardt, A.V. Jones, C. Lecomte, and A. Tattegrain Nuclear safety research: the Phébus FP severe accident experimental programme Nucl. Saf. 35 2 1994 187 205
47. Wren, J.C., 2000. International Standard Problem (ISP) No. 41: Containment Iodine Computer Code Exercise Based on a Radioiodine Test Facility (RTF) Experiment, NEA/CSNI/R(2000)6, April.