Radioactive Releases from Candu Power Reactors During An End-Fitting Failure Postulated Accident

An accident scenario in which the end-fitting of one channel of the Pickering-B, Canadian Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (CANDU) is assumed to fail completely is considered. All of the 12 bundles of the channel are assumed to be discharged to the fuelling-machine vault and onto the floor.Three case...

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Main Author: Fahmy M. Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1990-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918308821