Facility Details: QUENCH

Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-03
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: 1. Re-flooding of pre-oxided rod bundles; 2. Hydrogen release due to the core oxidation
Measured Parameters: Water injection into a little-oxided PWR-like rod bundle
Simulation Code: ASTEC, MELCOR, RELAP/SCDAPSIM, AC2
References: Hofmann, P. and Homann, C. and Leiling, W. and Miassoedov, A. and Piel, D. and Schanz, G. and Schmidt, L. and Sepold, L. and Steinbrück, Experimental and calculational results of the experiments QUENCH-02 and QUENCH-03, FZKA-6295 (Juli 2000)
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-06
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: 1. Re-flooding of degraded rod bundles; 2. Hydrogen release due to the core oxidation
Measured Parameters: Water injection into a pre-oxided PWR-like rod bundle
Simulation Code: ASTEC, MELCOR, RELAP/SCDAPSIM
Experimental Research Program: 1) German National Projects Helmholtz Program NUSAFE; 2)OECD-ISP 45
References: Sepold, L., Hering, W.,Homann, C., et al. (2004). Experimental and computational results of the QUENCH-06 test (OECD ISP-45). KIT Scientific Report FZKA-6664 (Februar 2004), DOI: 10.5445/IR/270057214.
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-08
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Slow flooding
Measured Parameters: Bundle reflood with low flow water rate
Simulation Code: ASTEC
Experimental Research Program: EU Project COLOSS
References: Stuckert, J.; Boldyrev, A.V.; Miassoedov, A.; Palagin A.V.; Schanz, G.; Sepold, L.; Shestak, V.E.; Stegmaier, U.; Steinbock, L.; Steinbrück, M.; Steiner, H.; Veshchunov, M. S.
Experimental and Computational Results of the QUENCH-08 Experiment (Reference to QUENCH-07) . Scientific report FZKA-6970 (2005). DOI: 10.5445/IR/270062382.
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-11
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: 1. Influence of reflood rate; 2. Hydrogen release
Measured Parameters: Boil-off bundle test with slow flooding
Simulation Code: ASTEC, ICARE-CATHARE, MELCOR, SCDAP/RELAP5, RELAP/SCDAPSIM, RATEG/SVECHA, and ATHLET-CD
Experimental Research Program: 1) EU Project LACOMERA; 2) Benchmark in framework of the SARNET Programm
References: Hering, W., Groudev, P., Heck, M. Homann, C., Schanz, G., Sepold, L., Stefanova, A., Steinbruck, M., Stegmaier, U., Steiner, H., Stuckert, J., KIT Scientific Report FZKA-7247 (2007). DOI: 10.5445/IR/270068456.
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-12
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: 1. Re-flooding of degraded rod bundles; 2. Hydrogen release due to the core oxidation; 3. Breakaway effect.
Measured Parameters: Water injection into a pre-oxided WWER-like rod bundle
Simulation Code: ATHLET-CD
Experimental Research Program: ISTC Project QUENCH-WWER
References: J. Stuckert, A. Goryachev, M. Große, M. Heck, I. Ivanova, G. Schanz, L. Sepold, U. Stegmaier, M. Steinbrück. Results of the QUENCH-12 Experiment on Reflood of a VVER-type Bundle. KIT Scientific Report FZKA-7307 (September 2008). DOI: 10.5445/IR/270072587
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-13
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Aerosol release
Measured Parameters: Water injection into a pre-oxided PWR-like rod bundle with Ag/In/Cd control rod
Simulation Code: SCDAP/RELAP5 ATHLET-CD MAAP4 ASTEC
Experimental Research Program: EU Project SARNET
References: L. Sepold,M. Große, M. Heck, T. Lind, A. Pinter Csordas, G. Schanz, U. Stegmaier, M. Steinbrück, J. Stuckert. Results of the AgInCd Absorber Rod Experiment QUENCH-13, Scientific Report FZKA-7403 (2009), DOI: 10.5445/IR/270076377.
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-14
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Reflood of bundle with advanced cladding materials
Measured Parameters: Water injection into a pre-oxided PWR-like rod bundle with M5® claddings
Simulation Code: MELCOR SCDAP/RELAP5
Experimental Research Program: KIT ACM test series
References: J. Stuckert, M. Große, U. Stegmaier, M. Steinbrück. Results of Severe Fuel Damage Experiment QUENCH-14 with Advanced Rod Cladding M5® (2010).
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-15
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Reflood of bundle with advanced cladding materials
Measured Parameters: Water injection into a pre-oxided PWR-like rod bundle with ZIRLOTM claddings
Simulation Code: SCDAP/RELAP5/MOD3.2, ASTEC, AC2
Experimental Research Program: KIT ACM test series
References: J. Stuckert, M. Große, U. Stegmaier, M. Steinbrück. Results of Severe Fuel Damage Experiment QUENCH-15 with ZIRLO cladding tubes. Scintific report KIT-SR-7576 (2011). DOI: 10.5445/KSP/1000022788.
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-16 and QUENCH-10
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: 1. Formation of nitrides; 2. Breakaway
Measured Parameters: Reflood of bundles after air ingress
Simulation Code: ASTEC, ATHLET-CD, MAAP, MELCOR, RELAP/SCDAPSIM, SOCRAT
Experimental Research Program: EU Project LACOMECO and EU Project LACOMERA
References: Stuckert, Z. Hózer, A. Kiselev, M. Steinbrück. Cladding oxidation during air ingress. Part I: Experiments on air ingress. Annals of Nuclear Energy 93 (2016), 4-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.12.034.
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-17
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Debris formation and coolability.
Measured Parameters: Reflood ofstrong oxidized bundle
Simulation Code: SOCRAT
Experimental Research Program: EU Project SARNET-2
References: J. Stuckert, M. Große, Y. Onel, C. Rössger, U. Stegmaier, M. Steinbrück. Results of the QUENCH-DEBRIS (QUENCH-17) test with strongly oxidized Zircarloy-4 and Hafnium claddings filled with segmented pellet simulators
(December 2018).
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-18
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: 1. Hydrogen release; 2. Air ingress; 3. Aerosol release; 4. Influence of intensive bundle melting
Measured Parameters: Reflood of overheated bundle containing two absorber rods
Simulation Code: SCDAPSim/mod3.5
Experimental Research Program: EU-China project ALISA
References: Stuckert, J.; Kalilainen, J.; Lind, T.; Stegmaier, U.; Steinbrück, M.; Zhang, Y. Results of the QUENCH-18 Bundle Experiment on Air Ingress and AgInCd absorber behavior. KIT Scientific Report NUSAFE-3570 (2020). DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000131350.
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-20
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: 1. Re-flooding of degraded rod bundles; 2. Hydrogen release due to the core oxidation
Measured Parameters: Water injection into a pre-oxided 1/4 BWR SVEA-96 OPTIMA2 bundle containing two B4C absorber blades
Simulation Code: ASTEC, RELAP/SCDAP
Experimental Research Program: EU SAFEST
References: Stuckert, J. and Bechta, S. and Grösse, M. and Isaksson, P. and Laier, J. and Moch, J. and Peters, U. and Stegmaier, U. and Steinbrück, esults of the QUENCH-20 experiment with BWR test bundle, QUENCH - SAFEST: Scientific Report NUSAFE 3576, 2022
IP/Copyright Situation: yes
Organization / Localization: KIT
Country: Germany
Test Identification: QUENCH-20
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: 1. Re-flooding of degraded rod bundles; 2. Hydrogen release due to the core oxidation
Measured Parameters: Water injection into a pre-oxided PWR-like rod bundle with FeCrAl claddings
Simulation Code: ASTEC, AC2
References: Stuckert, J. and Grösse, M. and Steinbrück, M., Results of the bundle test QUENCH-19 with FeCrAl claddings, QUENCH - SAFEST: Scientific Report NUSAFE 3574, 2022
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