Title of article
Conceptualdesignofanin-vesselcorecatcherOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
J.L.Rempe، نويسنده , , D.L.Knudson، نويسنده , , K.G.Condie، نويسنده , , K.Y.Suh، نويسنده , , F.-B.Cheung، نويسنده , , S.-B.Kim، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages
15
From page
311
To page
325
Abstract
Anenhancedin-vesselcorecatcherisbeingdesignedandevaluatedaspartofajointUnitedStates(US)–KoreanInternationalNuclearEnergyResearchInitiative(INERI)investigatingmethodstoinsureretentionofmaterialsthatmayrelocatetothelowerheadofareactorvesselundersevereaccidentconditionsinadvancedreactors.Thisenhancedcorecatcherdesignconsistsofseveralinterlockingsectionsthataremachinedtofittogetherwheninsertedintothelowerhead.Eachsectionofthecorecatcherconsistsoftwomateriallayerswithanoptiontoaddathirdlayer(ifdeemednecessary):abasematerial,whichhasthecapabilitytosupportandcontainthemassofcorematerialsthatmayrelocateduringasevereaccident;aninsulatorcoatingmaterialontopofthebasematerial,whichresistsinteractionswithhigh-temperaturecorematerials;andanoptionalcoatingonthebottomsideofthebasematerialtopreventanypotentialoxidationofthebasematerialduringthelifetimeofthereactor.Thispapersummarizesresultsfromthermal,flow,andstructuralanalysesaswellasinitialscopingmaterialsinteractionteststhatwerecompletedtosupporttheconceptualdesignofthecorecatcher.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2004
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
894741
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