Source term experiments project (STEP) [electronic resource] : aerosol characterization system

Published:: Argonne, Ill. : Argonne National Laboratory, 1985.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: 15 : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Argonne National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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A series of four experiments has been conducted at Argonne National Laboratory's TREAT Reactor. These experiments, which are sponsored by an international consortium organized by the Electric Power Research Institute, are designed to investigate the source term, i.e., the type, quantity and timing of release of radioactive fission products from a light water reactor to the environment in the event of a severe accident in which the core is insufficiently cooled. The STEP tests have been designed to provide some of the necessary data regarding the magnitude and release rates of volatile fission products from degraded fuel pins, their physical and chemical characteristics, and aerosol formation and transport phenomena of those fission products that condense to form particles in the cooler regions of the reactor beyond the core. These are inpile experiments, whereby the test fuels are heated in a nuclear test reactor by neutron induced fission and subsequent cladding oxidation in steam environments that simulate as closely as practical predicted severe reactor accident conditions. The test sequences cover a range of pressure and fuel heatup rate, and include the effect of Ag/In/Cd control rod material. 1 ref., 8 figs., 1 tab.

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E 1.99:conf-850406-6
conf-850406-6

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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1985.
"conf-850406-6"
"DE85010486"
International symposium and workshop on particulate and multi-phase processes and the 16th annual meeting of the Fine Particle Society, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 22 Apr 1985.
Dunn, P.F.; Schlenger, B.J.

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W-31-109-ENG-38

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