Conceptual design of an in-vessel core catcher

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 230, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 311-325

  Rempe, J L ^a   Knudson, D L ^a   Condie, K G ^a   Suh, K Y ^b   Cheung, F B ^c   Kim, S B ^d  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COATING TECHNIQUES; COOLING; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; OXIDATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CORE CATCHERS; IN-VESSEL RETENTION (IVR); MATERIAL LAYERS; REACTOR VESSELS;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 2342593934     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2003.11.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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