Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of the LOFT L2-5 test: Results of the BEMUSE programme

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3561-3578

  de Crecy A ^a   Bazin, P ^a   Glaeser, H ^b   Skorek, T ^b   Joucla, J ^c   Probst, P ^c   Fujioka, K ^d   Chung, B D ^e   Oh, D Y ^b   Kyncl, M ^f   Pernica, R ^f   Macek, J ^f   Meca, R ^f   Macian, R ^b   D'Auria, F ^b   Petruzzi, A ^b   Batet, L ^g   Perez, M ^g   Reventos, F ^g  

^a DIF   (France)

^b GRS ^*  (Italy)

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

^d JAPAN NUCLEAR ENERGY SAFETY ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^e Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^f NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^g UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BUILDINGS; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HYDRAULIC CODES; LESSONS LEARNT; NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS; OECD/NEA; SYNTHESIS OF;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 55049132746     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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