MANAGING A PROLONGED STATION BLACKOUT CONDITION IN AHWR BY PASSIVE MEANS

Removal of decay heat from an operating reactor during a prolonged station blackout condition is a big concern for reactor designers, especially after the recent Fukushima accident. In the case of a prolonged station blackout condition, heat removal is possible only by passive means since no pumps o...

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Published in:	Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Main Authors:	MUKESH KUMAR, A K NAYAK, V JAIN, P K VIJAYAN, K K VAZE
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013-10-01
Subjects:	Prolonged SBO Passive AHWR Natural Circulation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573315300462