Organization / Localization: CEA/ Cadarache Facility Description: Versatile facility for corium melting and study Test Identification: VB-U4 and VB-U5 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:Molten Core Concrete Interaction Measured Parameters: Temperature, injected power, concrete ablation, Modelling: 2D MCCI (oxidic corium/siliceous concrete) Simulation Code: TOLBIAC-ICB, ASTEC/MEDICIS, COSACO, CORQUENCH, WECHSL, CORIUM-2D Experimental Research Program: EURATOM project SARNET French national program CEA, IRSN, EDF Link to PIRT: Confirmed anisotropic ablation of siliceous concrete (with two prototypic corium compositions). VB-U5 used for a European benchmark
References: [1] C. Journeau, P. Piluso, J.F. Haquet, E. Boccaccio, V. Saldo, J.M. Bonnet, S. Malaval, L . Carénini, L. Brissonneau (2009), Two dimensional interactions of corium with concretes: The VULCANO VB Test series, Ann. Nucl. Ener. 36 :1597-1613.
[2] C. Journeau, J.F. Haquet, B. Letexier, A. Greco, B. Spindler, R. Gencheva, P. Groudev, D. Dimov, A. Fargette, J. Foit, B. Michel, C. Mun, T. Sevon, C. Spengler, F. Polidoro, A SARNET Benchmark on two VULCANO Molten Core Concrete Interaction Tests, European Review Meeting on Severe Accident Research (ERMSAR 2012), Cologne, Germany, 21-23/3/2012. IP/Copyright Situation: to be discussed
Organization / Localization: CEA/ Cadarache Facility Description: Versatile facility for corium melting and study Test Identification: VB-U6 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:Molten Core Concrete Interaction Measured Parameters: Temperature, injected power, concrete ablation, Modelling: 2D MCCI (oxidic corium/limestone concrete) Simulation Code: TOLBIAC-ICB Experimental Research Program: EURATOM project SARNET French national program CEA, IRSN, EDF Link to PIRT: Confirmed isotropic ablation of limestone concrete. Used for an European benchmark
References: [1] C. Journeau, P. Piluso, J.F. Haquet, E. Boccaccio, V. Saldo, J.M. Bonnet, S. Malaval, L . Carénini, L. Brissonneau (2009), Two dimensional interactions of corium with concretes: The VULCANO VB Test series, Ann. Nucl. Ener. 36 :1597-1613.
[2] C. Journeau, J.F. Haquet, B. Letexier, A. Greco, B. Spindler, R. Gencheva, P. Groudev, D. Dimov, A. Fargette, J. Foit, B. Michel, C. Mun, T. Sevon, C. Spengler, F. Polidoro, A SARNET Benchmark on two VULCANO Molten Core Concrete Interaction Tests, European Review Meeting on Severe Accident Research (ERMSAR 2012), Cologne, Germany, 21-23/3/2012. IP/Copyright Situation: to be discussed
Organization / Localization: CEA/ Cadarache Facility Description: Versatile facility for corium melting and study Test Identification: VB-U7 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:Molten Core Concrete Interaction Measured Parameters: Temperature, injected power, concrete ablation, Modelling: 2D MCCI (oxidic corium/EPR sacrificial -ferrosiliceous- concrete) Simulation Code: TOLBIAC-ICB Experimental Research Program: EURATOM project "PLINIUS-FP6" Link to PIRT: Using sacrificial concrete materials from Olkiluoto concrete station
References: [1] T. Sevón, C. Journeau, L. Ferry, VULCANO VB-U7 experiment on interaction between oxidic corium and hematite-containing concrete, Ann. Nucl. Ener. 59, 224-229, 2013.
[2] C. Journeau, P. Piluso, P. Correggio, L. Ferry, G. Fritz, J.F. Haquet, J. Monerris, J.M. Ruggieri, M. Sanchez-Brusset, C. Parga, Contributions of the VULCANO experimental programme to the understanding of MCCI phenomena, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 44(2012), 261-272. IP/Copyright Situation:
Organization / Localization: CEA/ Cadarache Facility Description: Versatile facility for corium melting and study Test Identification: VE-U1, VE-U3, VE-U5 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:Corium Spreading Measured Parameters: Spread progression temperatures Modelling: Spreading of prototypic corium Simulation Code: THEMA Experimental Research Program: EURATOM projects CSC and ECOSTAR + IPSN sponsorship of some tests Link to PIRT:
References: [1] C. Journeau, E. Boccaccio, C. Brayer, G. Cognet, J.F. Haquet, C. Jégou, P. Piluso, J. Monerris, Ex-vessel corium spreading : results from the VULCANO spreading tests, Nucl. Eng. Design, 223: 75-102, 2003. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549302003977
[2] G. Cognet, et al, “Corium spreading and coolability: CSC Project”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 209, Issues 1-3, November 2001, pages 127-138 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549301003958 IP/Copyright Situation: TBD
Organization / Localization: CEA/ Cadarache Facility Description: Versatile facility for corium melting and study Test Identification: VE-U7 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:Corium Spreading Measured Parameters: Spread progression temperatures Modelling: Spreading of prototypic corium over ceramic and concrete channels Simulation Code: THEMA, CORFLOW, LAVA, MPS, MPH Experimental Research Program: EURATOM project ECOSTAR Link to PIRT: Used for an European benchmark
References: [1] C. Journeau, J.F. Haquet, B. Spindler, C. Spengler, J. Foit, "The Vulcano VEU7 Corium Spreading Benchmark", Progr. Nucl. Ener. , 48, 215-234 (2006).
[2] Jubaidah et al., Investigation on corium spreading over ceramic and concrete substrates in VULCANO VE-U7 experiment with moving particle semi-implicit method, Ann. Nucl. Ener. 141: 107266 (2020). IP/Copyright Situation: Open to European partners
Organization / Localization: CEA/ Cadarache Facility Description: Versatile facility for corium melting and study Test Identification: VE-U8 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:Corium Spreading Measured Parameters: Spread progression temperatures Modelling: Spreading of (U,Zr)O2 Simulation Code: THEMA, MPS Experimental Research Program: EURATOM project ECOSTAR + IRSN funding Link to PIRT:
References: [1] C. Journeau, E. Boccaccio, P. Fouquart, C. Jégou, P. Piluso, Corium spreading over concrete: The VULCANO VE-U7 and VE-U8 tests, 10th Int Conf. Nucl. Eng., ICONE 10, Arlington, VA, 2002.
[2] Jubaidah et al., 2D MPS method analysis of ECOKATS-V1 spreading with crust fracture model, Nucl. Eng. Des. 379: 111251 (2021) IP/Copyright Situation: To be discussed
Organization / Localization: CEA/ Cadarache Facility Description: Versatile facility for corium melting and study Test Identification: VE-U9 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:Corium Spreading Measured Parameters: Spread progression temperatures Modelling: Spreading of prototypic corium over ceramic and concrete channels ; influence of slip-no slip condition on sacrificial concrete Simulation Code: MPH; Experimental Research Program: Mitsubishi Heavy Industry funding Link to PIRT:
References: [1] M. Johnson, A. Denoix, V. Bouyer, H. Goda, S. Kamohara, J. Takeuchi, L. Brissonneau, C. Journeau, High-temperature ex-vessel corium spreading. Part 1: experimental investigations on ceramic and sacrificial concrete substrates, J. Nucl. Sci. Tech. (2021) 59: 446-458 & 82.
[2] M. Johnson, T. Schiano, A. Denoix, V. Bouyer, C. Journeau, High-temperature ex-vessel corium spreading. Part 2: scaling principles for gravity-viscous spreading with slip at the melt surface interface, J. Nucl. Sci. Tech. (2021) 59: 459-471.
[3] R. Yokoyama, M. Kondo, S. Suzuki, M. Johnson, S. Miwa, M. Pellegrini, A. Denoix, V. Bouyer, C. Journeau, K. Okamoto, A Lagrangian approach to ex-vessel corium spreading over ceramic and concrete substrates using moving particle hydrodynamics, Nucl. Eng. Des. 399: 112029, 2022. IP/Copyright Situation: To be discussed with MHI
Organization / Localization: CEA/ Cadarache Facility Description: Versatile facility for corium melting and study Test Identification: VP-U1 & VP-U3 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:Prototypic corium slow solidification Measured Parameters: Composition, Temperature Modelling: Thermodynamic modelling, Simulation Code: NUCLEA, TAF-ID Experimental Research Program: EURATOM project ECOSTAR Link to PIRT:
References: [1] C. Journeau, C. Jégou, J. Monerris, P. Piluso, K. Frolov, Phase Macrosegregation during the slow solidification of prototypic corium, 10th Int Conf Nucl React. Thermalhydraulics, NURETH10, Seoul, Korea, 2003. IP/Copyright Situation:
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