DocumentCode
957971
Title
Status of severe accident research
Author
Poteralski, D.C. ; Vogel, R.C.
Author_Institution
Florida Power & Light Co., Miami, FL, USA
Volume
35
Issue
1
fYear
1988
Firstpage
914
Lastpage
918
Abstract
The authors provide an overview of severe-accident research by (1) describing a generalized low-probability severe accident and (2) providing an enumeration of the individual characteristics of current light-water reactors which are likely to influence the progression of the generalized accident. They discuss current issues in source term calibration. Three research programs that are being conducted to establish a database for evaluating these accidents are described.<>
Keywords
accidents; calibration; light-water reactors; low-probability severe accident; research programs; severe accident research; source term calibration; Accidents; Chemicals; Conducting materials; Coolants; Energy management; Erbium; Hydrogen; Inductors; Nuclear fuels; Water;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.12860
Filename
12860
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