Facility Details: REVENT

Organization / Localization: ETH Zürich
Country: Switzerland
Facility Status: Closed
Focus area 4: Fission product mitigation actions (e.g. FCVS, spray) and containment bypass scenarios (1)
Facility Description: 5m3 Steel container with sump and 25 kW heater unit
Test Identification: Revent
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Particulate FP retention by FCVS
Measured Parameters: Entrainment of CsI, KI ,SiC and Al2O3
Modelling: Re-Entrainment from boiling pool
Simulation Code: AC2, COCOSYS, ASTEC
Experimental Research Program:
Link to PIRT: WP-1.5 ST-55
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References: [1] M. Müller et al. REVENT Program – Aerosol Re-entrainment from Boiling Pool During Controlled Filtered Venting after a Severe Core Melt Accident NEA/CSNI/R(98)4, Session VII (Feb. 2000)
Contributed By: M. Freitag
IP/Copyright Situation: ETH Zürich




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