Evaluation of materials for retention of sodium and core debris in reactor systems. Annual progress report, September 1977-December 1978. [LMFBR] [electronic resource].
- Published:
- El Segundo, Calif. : Aerospace Corporation, 1978.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Additional Creators:
- Aerospace Corporation and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary:
- This report considers some of the consequences of a hypothetical core disruptive accident in a nuclear reactor. The interactions expected between molten core debris, liquid sodium, and materials that might be employed in an ex-vessel sacrificial-bed or in the reactor building are discussed. Experimental work performed for NRC by Sandia Laboratories and Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory on the interactions between liquid sodium and basalt concrete is reviewed. Studies of molten steel interactions with concrete at Sandia Laboratories and molten UO/sub 2/ interactions with concrete at The Aerospace Corporation are also discussed. The potential of MgO for use in core containment is discussed and refractory materials other than MgO are reviewed. Finally, results from earlier experiments with molten core debris and various materials performed at The Aerospace Corporation are presented.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:nureg/cr-0900
nureg/cr-0900 - Subject(s):
- Other Subject(s):
- Core Catchers
- Reactor Materials
- Corium
- Heat Transfer
- Lmfbr Type Reactors
- Reactor Core Disruption
- Meltdown
- Research Programs
- Concretes
- Magnesium Oxides
- Reactor Safety
- Thermal Insulation
- Uranium Dioxide
- Accidents
- Actinide Compounds
- Alkaline Earth Metal Compounds
- Breeder Reactors
- Building Materials
- Chalcogenides
- Energy Transfer
- Epithermal Reactors
- Fast Reactors
- Fbr Type Reactors
- Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors
- Magnesium Compounds
- Materials
- Oxides
- Oxygen Compounds
- Reactor Accidents
- Reactor Components
- Reactors
- Safety
- Uranium Compounds
- Uranium Oxides
- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
12/01/1978.
"nureg/cr-0900"
Meyer, R.A.; Swanson, D.G.; Zehms, E.H.; McClelland, J.D.; van Paassen, H.L.L.
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