Recent severe accident research synthesis of the major outcomes from the SARNET network

J.-P. Van Dorsselaere; Ari Auvinen; D. Beraha; P. Chatelard; L.E. Herranz; C. Journeau; W. Klein-Hessling; I. Kljenak; A. Miassoedov; S. Paci; R. Zeyen

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.03.022

Recent severe accident research synthesis of the major outcomes from the SARNET network

J.-P. Van Dorsselaere (Corresponding Author), Ari Auvinen, D. Beraha, P. Chatelard, L.E. Herranz, C. Journeau, W. Klein-Hessling, I. Kljenak, A. Miassoedov, S. Paci, R. Zeyen

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The SARNET network (Severe Accident Research NETwork of excellence), co-funded by the European Commission from 2004 to 2013, has allowed to significantly improve the knowledge on severe accidents and to disseminate it through courses and ERMSAR conferences. The major investigated topics, involving more than 250 researchers from 22 countries, were in- and ex-vessel corium/debris coolability, molten-core-concrete-interaction, steam explosion, hydrogen combustion and mitigation in containment, impact of oxidising conditions on source term, and iodine chemistry. The ranking of the high priority issues was updated to account for the results of recent international research and for the impact of Fukushima nuclear accidents in Japan. In addition, the ASTEC integral code was further developed to capitalize the new knowledge. The network has reached self-sustainability by integration in mid-2013 into the NUGENIA Association. The main activities and outcomes of the network are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-34
Journal	Nuclear Engineering and Design
Volume	291
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.03.022
Publication status	Published - 2015
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

European Commission
Fukushima nuclear accidents
hydrogen combustion
integral codes
international researches
molten core concrete interactions
severe accident
steam explosion

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