Facility Details: INVECOR

Organization / Localization: NNC RK
Country: Kazakhstan
Test Identification: 4 tests which a mixture of UO2, ZrO2 and various amounts of metallic Zr pieces heated to simulate corium in different oxidation states
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: RPV failure
Measured Parameters: interaction of corium melt (60 kg) with the reactor vessel steel during decay heating (6–9 W/cm3)
References: [1] Zhdanov, V., Baklanov V., Bottomley, P.D.W., Miassoedov, A., Tromm, T. W., Journeau, Ch., Altstadt, E., Clément, B., Oriolo, F., 2011. Study of processes of coriummelt retention in the reactor pressure vessel (INVECOR), Proc. ICAPP’11, Nice, France. [2] Plevacova, K., Journeau, C., Piluso, P., Zhdanov, V., Baklanov, V., Poirier, J., 2011. Zirconium carbide coating for corium experiments related to water-cooled and sodiumcooled reactors. J. Nucl. Mater. 414, 23–31.
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