Experimental and theoretical investigations on the COMET concept for ex-vessel core melt retention

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 19-21, 2006, Pages 2304-2327

  Widmann, Walter ^a   Bürger, Manfred ^a   Lohnert, Günter ^a   Alsmeyer, Hans ^b   Tromm, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FRICTION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POROSITY; PRESSURE VESSELS; WATER INJECTION;

CORE-CATCHER DEVICE; CORIUM MELT; MELT RETENTION; RAPID FRAGMENTATION;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 33746618720     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.03.051     Document Type: Article

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