In-Vessel Melt Retention of Pressurized Water Reactors: Historical Review and Future Research Needs
A historical review of in-vessel melt retention (IVR) is given, which is a severe accident mitigation measure extensively applied in Generation III pressurized water reactors (PWRs). The idea of IVR actually originated from the back-fitting of the Generation II reactor Loviisa VVER-440 in order to c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809916301540 |