Facilities


24 results recovered
Type of Facility: Thermal Hydraulics
SFRD
Organization:
MTA-EK
Type:
Thermal Hydraulics
Description:

The high temperature interaction of reactor core materials during a severe accident leads to the oxidation and melting of metal components.
Type of Facility: Source Term
SISYPHE
Organization:
IRSN
Type:
Source Term
Description:

The purpose of the SISYPHE (Simulation du Système Phébus Enceinte) facility at Cadarache was to build a 1:1 replica of the Phébus FP experimental containment vessel, assisting the Phébus test interpretation, for all phenomena concerning thermal-hydraulics and fission product behaviour.
Type of Facility: Containment
TUBA
Organization:
IRSN
Type:
Containment
Description:

TUBA (thermo-phoresis and diffusiophoresis) programme included experiments represented conditions expected in the SG tubes. Laminar flow was used in TUBA tests (TUBA-T: thermophoresis and TUBA-D: diffusiophoresis & thermo-diffusiophoresis).
Type of Facility: Source Term
VERCORS
Organization:
IRSN
Type:
Source Term
Description:

The first tests were the HEVA series conducted between 1983 and 1989 where, with maximum temperatures restricted to 2100K, the main objective was to generate information on release of volatile FPs from UO2 fuel.

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