Severe Accidents in Nuclear Reactors

Corium Retention Technologies and Insights
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-12-822304-8
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 394 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Severe Accidents in Nuclear Reactors: Corium Retention Technologies and Insights presents an authoritative and practical analysis of the latest severe accident management strategies based on previous events and experiments. Written for utilities and industries operating and researching nuclear cooled reactor power plants, this book presents the exponential growth in research since major nuclear accidents and acts as a guide to retaining molten corium, both inside and outside the reactor vessel. Sections cover the physics behind several complex phenomena occurring during corium coolability, providing the reader with an in-depth understanding by presenting the insights obtained from simulated severe accidents.

In addition, the book validates several severe accident codes and provides evidence on the termination of severe accident progressions to help the reader evaluate the safety of existing reactors and design the next generation of nuclear reactors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kulkarni, Parimal Pramod

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Kernenergieindustrie
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Atomenergietechnik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsschutz, Gefahrstoffschutz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Progression of severe accidents in Water Cooled Reactors 3. Experiments with high temperature corium stimulants 4. Corium coolability in PHWRs: In-vessel retention 5. Numerical Modelling of In-vessel Retention in PHWRs 6. Corium coolability in ex-vessel core catcher 7. Numerical modelling of ablation of sacrificial material in ex-vessel core catcher 8. Fuel coolant interaction 9. Debris bed coolability 10. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Kulkarni, Parimal Pramod
Parimal Pramod Kulkarni, a Chemical Engineering Graduate from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India, joined Reactor Design and Development Group in BARC in 2005 after completing his masters in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He obtained his PhD in Engineering Sciences from Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India, in year 2015. He has also worked at Institute of Nuclear Energy (IKE), University of Stuttgart during 2008-09 in the field of debris bed coolability. He has received the DAE Young Engineer Award, 2012 and group achievement award in 2015. He has published more than 50 papers in academic Journals and Conferences. Currently he is working as Scientific Officer in Thermal Hydraulics Section, Reactor Engineering Division, BARC. He has done extensive research in the field of severe accident management which has contributed towards safety enhancement of Indian Advanced Heavy Water and Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors.