Facilities


4 results recovered
Type of Facility: Corium
SIMECO
Organization:
KTH
Type:
Corium
Description:

The SIMECO (SImulation of MElt COolability) test facility consists of a slice type vessel, which includes a semi-circular section and a vertical section, representing the lower head of the reactor vessel. The size of the facility is scaled to be 1/8 of prototypic PWR type reactors.
Type of Facility: Containment
REKO
Organization:
FZ-Jülich
Type:
Containment
Description:

The catalyst sheets (stainless steel coated with washcoat/platinum catalyst material) are arranged in parallel forming vertical rectangular flow channels. Such a set-up represents a box-type recombiner section of AREVA design.
Type of Facility: Corium
FOREVER
Organization:
KTH
Type:
Corium
Description:

FOREVER program at KTH was concerned with the vessel integrity under the molten corium attack in the reactor lower plenum during a severe accident.
Type of Facility: Corium
DEFOR
Organization:
KTH
Type:
Corium
Description:

Reactor cavity flooding is a cornerstone of severe accident management strategy in Swedish type BWRs.