Structural assessment of reactor pressure vessel under multi-layered corium formation conditions

External reactor vessel cooling (ERVC) for in-vessel retention (IVR) has been considered one of the most useful strategies to mitigate severe accidents. However, reliability of this common idea is weakened because many studies were focused on critical heat flux whereas there were diverse uncertainti...

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Main Authors: Tae Hyun Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, Yoon-Suk Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573315000200