Control rod drop during hot zero power : RIA in BWR

During operation of nuclear power reactors reactivity initiated accidents (RIA) can occur, such as a control rod drop. If this occurs, the reactivity increase dramatically and leads to an increase in power, fuel enthalpy and fuel temperature. The fuel and reactor can be damaged. A methodology to sim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fritz, Malin
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Tillämpad kärnfysik 2013
Subjects:
RIA
BWR
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-201890