Experimental simulation of fragmentation and stratification of core debris on the core catcher of a fast breeder reactor

DS Pillai, R Vignesh, AJ Sudha… - … Engineering and Design, 2016 - Elsevier
The complex and coupled phenomena of two simultaneous molten metal jets fragmenting
inside a quiescent liquid pool and settling on a collector plate are experimentally analysed …

Debris bed formation in degraded cores of light water reactors

W Hilali - 2019 - elib.uni-stuttgart.de
In the aftermath of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear accident, the issue of corium coolability
has received considerable attention in the severe accident research. One of the accident …

Criticality Characteristics and Sensitivity Analysis of Fukushima Debris Beds Containing MCCI Products

M Freiría López, M Buck… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study investigates the criticality characteristics of debris beds that may have been
formed through the molten–core–concrete-interaction (MCCI) at the pedestal floor of the …

[PDF][PDF] A Review of Experimental Studies about Formation and Coolability of Ex-vessel Debris Bed in a Pre-flooded Reactor Cavity

M Joa, J Choia, H Jeonga, H Kima - kns.org
A severe accident is defined as the most critical type of incident that can occur at a nuclear
power plant, involving significant core damage and the potential release of radioactive …