Synopsis and outcome of the QUENCH experimental program

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 240, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1714-1727

  Steinbruck M ^a   Grosse M ^a   Sepold, L ^a   Stuckert, J ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL DATA; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; CLADDING ALLOYS; CLADDING MATERIAL; CODE SYSTEM; DEBRIS COOLABILITY; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; FUEL RODS; HYDROGEN ABSORPTION; HYDROGEN DISTRIBUTION; LARGE BREAK LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NEUTRON ABSORBER MATERIAL; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; OXIDATION KINETICS; PRE-OXIDATION; PROTECTIVE OXIDES; QUENCH PROGRAMS; RESEARCH CENTER; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SEVERE ACCIDENT; STEAM STARVATION; TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY; TEMPERATURE EXCURSIONS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEST PROGRAM; ZIRCALOY-4;

ACCIDENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLADDING (COATING); DEBRIS; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTS; HYDROGEN; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; RADIOLOGY; REACTOR CORES; SCALE (DEPOSITS); STEAM; TERNARY ALLOYS; TESTING; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS;

EID: 77955308193     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.03.021     Document Type: Article

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