Title of article
ThesevereaccidentmitigationconceptandthedesignmeasuresforcoremeltretentionoftheEuropeanPressurizedReactor(EPR)OriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
ManfredFischer، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages
12
From page
169
To page
180
Abstract
Forthemitigationofsevereaccidents,theEuropeanPressurizedWaterReactor(EPR)hasadoptedandimprovedthedefense-in-depthapproachesofitspredecessors,theFrench“N4”andtheGerman“Konvoi”plants.Beyondthecorrespondingevolutionarychanges,theEPRincludesanew,4thlevelofdefense-in-depththatisaimedatlimitingtheconsequencesofapostulatedsevereaccidentwithcoremelting.Itinvolvesastrengtheningoftheconfinementfunctionandtheavoidanceoflargeearlyreleases.Thelatterrequiresthepreventionofscenariosandeventsthatcanresultinhighloadsonthecontainment,e.g.,afailureoftheReactorPressureVessel(RPV)athighinternalpressure.Thisisachievedbydedicateddesignmeasures.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2004
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
894731
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