Status of steam explosion understanding and modelling

Renaud Meignen; Bruno Raverdy; Michael Buck; Georg Pohlner; Pavel Kudinov; Weimin Ma; Claude Brayer; Pascal Piluso; Seong-Wan Hong; Matjaž Leskovar; Mitja Uršič; Giancarlo Albrecht; Ilona Lindholm; Ivan Ivanov

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2014.07.008

Status of steam explosion understanding and modelling

Renaud Meignen^*
, Bruno Raverdy
, Michael Buck
, Georg Pohlner
, Pavel Kudinov
, Weimin Ma
, Claude Brayer
, Pascal Piluso
, Seong-Wan Hong
, Matjaž Leskovar
, Mitja Uršič
, Giancarlo Albrecht
, Ilona Lindholm
, Ivan Ivanov

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN)
University of Stuttgart
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)
Jožef Stefan Institute
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Technical University of Sofia

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Abstract

The main results of the major international activities related to fuel-coolant interactions (FCI) of the last 4-year period are presented and a summary of the knowledge gained regarding understanding and the improvements of modelling is provided. At first, the major outcomes of the OECD SERENA-2 program are presented and discussed. Important clarifications were obtained on the so-called material effect and on FCI code capabilities. We then summarise complementary analytical analyses and experimental programs performed in the frame of the SARNET community. The focus was put on the role of melt fragmentation and solidification, the impact of void on the intensity of an explosion and the triggering mechanisms. As a conclusion, tables summarising the improvements are proposed as well as research priorities

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	125-133
Journal	Annals of Nuclear Energy
Volume	74
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2014.07.008
Publication status	Published - 2014
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed
Event	6th European Review meeting on Severe Accident Research, ERMSAR-2013 - Avignon, France Duration: 2 Oct 2013 → 4 Oct 2013 Conference number: 6

Keywords

nuclear power plants
steam explosions
fuel-coolant interaction
SERENA-2
SARNET

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