Review of the Licensing Basis for RIA and LOCA Transients in Light of New Evidence on High Burnup Fuel Behavior

The fuel of power reactors can be damaged by both rapid reactivity insertion accidents (RIA) and by Loss of Coolant Accidents (LOCA) due to the break of a coolant pipe. The consequences of such postulated accidents with a very low probability can be mitigated by dedicated safety systems. Y...

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Main Authors: Martin A. Zimmermann, Gerhard Bart
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Swiss Chemical Society 2005-12-01
Series:CHIMIA
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Online Access:https://chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/4097