Validation status of the ASTEC integral code for severe accident simulation

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 397-415

  Van Dorsselaere, J P ^a   Chatelard, P ^a   Cranga, M ^a   Guillard, G ^a   Tregoures N ^a   Bosland, L ^a   Brillant, G ^a   Girault, N ^a   Bentaib A ^a   Reinke, N ^b   Luther, W ^b  

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

^b GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT GRS MBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ASTEC; Severe accidents; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; FISSION PRODUCTS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

ACCIDENT SOURCE TERMS; ASTEC; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; MOLTEN CORE CONCRETE INTERACTIONS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; RADIOLOGICAL RELEASE; SEVERE ACCIDENT; VALIDATION;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 77954165791     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT10-A10326     Document Type: Article

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