Analysis of core melt accident in fukushima daiichi-unit 1 nuclear reactor

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1135-1139

  Tanabe, Fumiya ^a  

^a Sociotechnical Systems Safety Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Core materials inventory; Core melt; Core water level; Energy balance; Fukushima; Hydrogen generation; Nuclear decay heat; Nuclear reactors; Severe core damage; Zirconium steam reaction

Indexed keywords

CORE DAMAGE; CORE MATERIAL; CORE MELT; CORE WATER LEVEL; FUKUSHIMA; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; NUCLEAR DECAYS;

ACTINIDES; CORE MELTDOWN; COREMAKING; ENERGY BALANCE; FISSION PRODUCTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; REACTOR SHUTDOWNS; WATER LEVELS; ZIRCONIUM;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 79960506519     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.48.1135     Document Type: Article

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