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Simulation of corium concrete interaction in 2D geometry

  • Michel Cranga*
  • , Bertrand Spindler
  • , Emmanuelle Dufour
  • , Dimitar Dimov
  • , Kresna Athken
  • , Jerzy Foit
  • , Monica Garcia-Martin
  • , Tuomo Sevon
  • , Werner Schmidt
  • , Claus Spengler
  • *Corresponding author for this work
    • Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH
    • Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN)
    • Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
    • Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE)
    • Électricité de France S.A. (EDF)
    • Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK)
    • Technical University of Madrid
    • AREVA NP GmbH

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    Abstract

    Benchmarking work was recently performed for the issue of molten corium concrete interaction (MCCI). A synthesis is given here. It concerns first the 2D CCI-2 test with a homogeneous pool and a limestone concrete, which was used for a blind benchmark. Secondly, the COMET-L2 and COMET-L3 2D experiments in a stratified configuration were used as a post-test (L2) and a blind-test (L3) benchmark. More details are given here for the recent benchmark considering a matrix of four reactor cases, with both a homogeneous and a stratified configuration, and with both a limestone and a siliceous concrete. A short overview is given on the different models used in the codes, and the consistency between the benchmark actions on experiments and reactor situations is discussed. Finally, the major uncertainties concerning MCCI are also pointed out.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)76-83
    JournalProgress in Nuclear Energy
    Volume52
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Benchmarking
    • Codes
    • MCCI
    • Reactor gases

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