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Severe Accidents in Nuclear Reactors
Corium Retention Technologies and Insights

Presents insights obtained from several experiments on simulated severe accident scenarios in water-cooled reactors

Arun K. Nayak (Author), Parimal Pramod Kulkarni (Author)

9780128223048, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 6 August 2021

394 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 1 kg

Severe Accidents in Nuclear Reactors: Corium Retention Technologies and Insights presents an authoritative and practical analysis of the latest severe accident management strategies based on previous events and experiments. Written for utilities and industries operating and researching nuclear cooled reactor power plants, this book presents the exponential growth in research since major nuclear accidents and acts as a guide to retaining molten corium, both inside and outside the reactor vessel. Sections cover the physics behind several complex phenomena occurring during corium coolability, providing the reader with an in-depth understanding by presenting the insights obtained from simulated severe accidents.

In addition, the book validates several severe accident codes and provides evidence on the termination of severe accident progressions to help the reader evaluate the safety of existing reactors and design the next generation of nuclear reactors.

1. Introduction 2. Progression of severe accidents in Water Cooled Reactors 3. Experiments with high temperature corium stimulants 4. Corium coolability in PHWRs: In-vessel retention 5. Numerical Modelling of In-vessel Retention in PHWRs 6. Corium coolability in ex-vessel core catcher 7. Numerical modelling of ablation of sacrificial material in ex-vessel core catcher 8. Fuel coolant interaction 9. Debris bed coolability 10. Conclusions

Subject Areas: Nuclear power & engineering [THK], Health & safety issues [KNXC]

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