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Methods for nuclear air-cleaning-system accident-consequence assessment [electronic resource].

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Los Alamos, N.M. : Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1982.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 12 : digital, PDF file
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Los Alamos National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
This paper describes a multilaboratory research program that is directed toward addressing many questions that analysts face when performing air cleaning accident consequence assessments. The program involves developing analytical tools and supportive experimental data that will be useful in making more realistic assessments of accident source terms within and up to the atmospheric boundaries of nuclear fuel cycle facilities. The types of accidents considered in this study includes fires, explosions, spills, tornadoes, criticalities, and equipment failures. The main focus of the program is developing an accident analysis handbook (AAH). We will describe the contents of the AAH, which include descriptions of selected nuclear fuel cycle facilities, process unit operations, source-term development, and accident consequence analyses. Three computer codes designed to predict gas and material propagation through facility air cleaning systems are described. These computer codes address accidents involving fires (FIRAC), explosions (EXPAC), and tornadoes (TORAC). The handbook relies on many illustrative examples to show the analyst how to approach accident consequence assessments. We will use the FIRAC code and a hypothetical fire scenario to illustrate the accident analysis capability.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:la-ur-82-2118
E 1.99: conf-820833-4
conf-820833-4
la-ur-82-2118
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1982.
"la-ur-82-2118"
" conf-820833-4"
"DE82018111"
17. DOE nuclear air cleaning conference, Denver, CO, USA, 1 Aug 1982.
Gregory, W.S.; Bolstad, J.W.; Andrae, R.W.
Funding Information
W-7405-ENG-36
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