Essays about: "pool boiling"

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  1. 6. Influence of In-vessel Pressure and Corium Melt Properties on Global Vessel Wall Failure of Nordic-type BWRs

    University essay from KTH/Kärnkraftssäkerhet

    Author : Andrei Goronovski; [2013]
    Keywords : Severe accident; Vessel failure; CRGT cooling; Thermo-Mechanical creep analysis;

    Abstract : The goal of the present study is to investigate the effect of different scenarios of core degradation in a Nordic-type BWR (boiling water reactor) on the reactor pressure vessel failure mode and timing. Specifically we consider the effects of (i) in-vessel pressure, (ii) melt properties. READ MORE

  3. 7. Investigation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pool Coolability

    University essay from KTH/Reaktorteknologi

    Author : Fredrik Nimander; [2011]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The natural catastrophe at Fukushima Dai-ichi 2011 enlightened the nuclear community. This master thesis reveals the non-negligible risks regarding the short term storage of spent nuclear fuel. The thesis has also investigated the possibility of using natural circulation of air in a passive safety system to cool the spent nuclear fuel pools. READ MORE