Characteristics of corium debris bed generated in large-scale fuel-coolant interaction experiments

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 19-21, 2006, Pages 1998-2009

  Magallon, D ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COOLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; QUENCHING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DEBRIS COOLABILITY; FUEL-COOLANT INTERACTION; SUBCOOLING;

DEBRIS;

EID: 33746605534     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.03.038     Document Type: Article

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