Strength evaluation of a steam distribution device in the Ignalina NPP accident localisation system

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-210

  Dundulis, Gintautas ^a   Karalevicius, Renatas ^a   Rimkevicius, Sigitas ^a   Kulak, Ronald F ^b   Marchertas, Algirdas H ^c  

^a LITHUANIAN ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Lithuania)

^b RFK Engineering Mechanics Consultants   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONDENSATION; COOLANTS; CRACKS; NOZZLES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TRANSIENTS;

IGNALINA NPP ACCIDENT LOCALIZATION SYSTEM; LOSS-OF-COOLANT ACCIDENT (LOCA); PLASTIC RESPONSE; STATE-OF-THE-ART COCOSYS CODE; VERTICAL VENT PIPES (NOZZLES);

STEAM;

EID: 30544454914     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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