Experimental Simulation of the Paks-2 Cleaning Tank Incident Through Separate Effect and Integral Tests

Z. Hózer (1) , M. Horváth (1) , M. Kunstár (1) , L. Matus (1) , I. Nagy (1) , T. Novotny (1) , E. Perez-Feró (1) , A. Pintér-Csordás (1) , N. Vér (1) , A. Vimi (1) , P. Windberg (1)

1 Atomic Energy Research Institute [Budapest]

Following the ex-core cleaning of VVER type fuel assemblies, a severe fuel damage took place at the Paks NPP. Assemblies with high decay-heat remained without cooling for seven hours. As a common result of high temperature oxidation and final water quenching the assemblies were broken and the fuel rods fragmented.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Domaines: Autre

Z. Hózer, M. Horváth, M. Kunstár, L. Matus, I. Nagy, et al.. Experimental Simulation of the Paks-2 Cleaning Tank Incident Through Separate Effect and Integral Tests. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2011, 241 (3), pp.573. ⟨10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.04.010⟩. ⟨hal-00798709⟩