On the nature of aerosols produced during a severe accident of a water-cooled nuclear reactor

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2792-2800

  Kissane, M P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AEROSOLS; AGGLOMERATION; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATOMIZERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; KETONES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; STANDARDS;

BREAK-UP; CHAIN-LIKE STRUCTURES; COMMON FEATURES; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATION; LOGNORMAL; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS; METAL OXIDES; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PARTICLE SHAPES; PRIMARY CIRCUITS; RE-ENTRAINMENT; SEVERE ACCIDENT;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 49849087921     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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