Application of mechanistic criteria of cladding oxide shell failure to the analysis of core degradation simulated in bundle meltdown tests

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2219-2229

  Veshchunov, M S ^a   Boldyrev, A V ^a   Toth, B ^b  

^a NUCLEAR SAFETY INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); CODES (STANDARDS); CODES (SYMBOLS); CORE MELTDOWN; DEGRADATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; RELIABILITY; SULFATE MINERALS; TESTING;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CORE DEGRADATION; ELSEVIER (CO); FAILURE CRITERION; FUEL RODS; GENERAL (CO); MOLTEN POOL; OXIDE SHELLS; SEVERE ACCIDENT (SA); SYSTEM CODES;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 48149112783     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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