Full-Scale Experimental Investigations on Pressure Tubes Rupture of RBMK.

Authors :: Gdoutos, E. E.
Medvedeva, Natalya Yu.
Andreev, Andrey V.
Timkin, Sergey V.
Peshkov, Igor A.
Zhilko, Vladislav N.
Martsiniouk, Dmitri Ye.
Poshtovaya, Olga A.
Source :: Fracture of Nano & Engineering Materials & Structures; 2006, p449-450, 2p
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: The investigation is concerned with the processes occurring in the RBMK reactor space in the course of a fuel channel (FC) rupture. Experimental approach to evaluate the risk of multiple FCs rupture as a result of escaping coolant effect is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]