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corium

Corium properties and ATF (COPRAT) (5)

Facility Name	Test Identification	Measured Parameters	Modelling	Simulation Code	Experimental Research Program	Country
Commercial Netzsch DSC 404		Specific heat capacity of metallic sample			MASCA
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: Main Results of the MASCA1 and 2 Projects. 2006. Integrated report Contributed By: IP/Copyright Situation: OECD project
QUANT		Thermal conductivity of metallic sample			MASCA
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: Main Results of the MASCA1 and 2 Projects. 2006. Integrated report Contributed By: IP/Copyright Situation: OECD project
RASPLAV		Kinematic viscosity (C-100: 62UO2 + 38ZrO2; C-22: 62UO2 + 8.4ZrO2 + 29.6Zr) Thermal conductivity (C-22: U-69mass%, Zr-16.7 mass%; C-100: U-68.2 mass%, Zr-16.7 mass%) Density (C-100: U/Zr = 1.528) Surface tension (C-22; C-32; C-100) Electric conductivity (C-22; C-50; C-100)			RASPLAV
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: V.G. Asmolov, S.S. Abalin, A.V. Merzliakov, V.N. Zagryazkin, Ye.V. Astakhova, I.D. Daragan, V.D. Daragan, Ye.K. D’yakov, A.Yu. Kotov, A.S. Maskaev, Ye.M. Rakitskaja, V.M. Repnikov, V.Yu. Vishnevsky, V.V. Volkov, A.G. Popkov, V.F. Strizhov. 2000. RASPLAV Final Report Attachment C. Properties Studies: Methodology and Results Contributed By: IP/Copyright Situation: OECD project
STF		The density of a UO2-ZrO2 melt (atomic ratio U/Zr = 1.528)
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: V. G. Asmolov, V. N. Zagryazkin, E. V. Astakhova, V. Yu. Vishnevskii, E. K. D’yakov, A. Yu. Kotov, and V. M. Repnikov. The Density of UO2–ZrO2 Alloys. High Temperature, Vol. 41, No. 5, 2003, pp. 627–632 Contributed By:
TIGEL		Kinematic viscosity (C-32) Spreading temperautre (U-Zr-Fe) Electrical conductivity of the solid (U-Zr-Fe) Melt density (U-Zr-Fe) Melt surface tension (U-Zr-Fe)			MASCA
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: Main Results of the MASCA1 and 2 Projects. 2006. Integrated report Contributed By: IP/Copyright Situation: OECD project

Melt penetration into debris bed (2)

Facility Name	Test Identification	Measured Parameters	Modelling	Simulation Code	Experimental Research Program	Country
MSRPOD	MRSPOD-Exx	Melt penetration depth, melt penetration dynamic, melt temperature, debris bed temperature, video observation, melt pool height.	Melt penetration depth and dynamic	MPS, COMSOL	Experimental program "Invstigation of Cooling Phenomena of High Temperature Molten Core" for Nuclear regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan; National program "Accident Phenomena of Risk Importance" (APRI) supported by consortium of SSM and NPPs in Sweden.
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: [1] Akitoshi Hotta, Miyuki Akiba, Akinobu Morita, Alexander Konovalenko, Walter Villanueva, Sevostian Bechta, Andrei Komlev, Sachin Thakre, Seyed Mohsen Hoseyni, Per Sköld, Toshinori Matsumoto, Tomoyuki Sugiyama & Michael Buck, “Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Formation and Cooling Phenomena in High Temperature Debris Bed”, Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 57:4, 353-369, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2019.1691078 [2] W. Villanueva, S.M. Hoseyni, S. Bechta, A. Hotta. Experimental investigation of melt infiltration and solidification in a pre-heated particle bed. Phys. Fluids 34, 123326 (2022); doi: 10.1063/5.0124983. Contributed By: A. Konovalenko IP/Copyright Situation: None Link to PIRT:
REMCOD	REMCOD-Exx	Melt penetration depth, melt penetration dynamic, melt temperature, debris bed temperature, video observation	Melt penetration depth and dynamic	MPS, COMSOL	Experimental program "Invstigation of Cooling Phenomena of High Temperature Molten Core" for Nuclear regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: [1] Akitoshi Hotta, Miyuki Akiba, Akinobu Morita, Alexander Konovalenko, Walter Villanueva, Sevostian Bechta, Andrei Komlev, Sachin Thakre, Seyed Mohsen Hoseyni, Per Sköld, Toshinori Matsumoto, Tomoyuki Sugiyama & Michael Buck, “Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Formation and Cooling Phenomena in High Temperature Debris Bed”, Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 57:4, 353-369, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2019.1691078. [2] S.M. Hoseyni, W. Villanueva, S.Thakre, A. Konovalenko, S. Bechta. Melt infiltration through porous debris at temperatures above Solidification: Validation of analytical model. Annals of Nuclear Energy 161 (2021) 108435. [3] S. M. Hoseyni, A. Konovalenko, S. Thakre, W. Villanueva, A. Komlev, S. Bechta, P. Sköld, M. Akiba, A. Hotta. Metallic melt infiltration in preheated debris bed and the effect of solidification. Nuclear Engineering and Design 379 (2021) 111229. Contributed By: A. Konovalenko IP/Copyright Situation: None Link to PIRT:

Molten Corium Concrete Interaction- (MCCI) (4)

Facility Name	Test Identification	Measured Parameters	Modelling	Simulation Code	Experimental Research Program	Country
COMETA	URAN test series	Composition, Temperature	Thermodynamic modelling,	NUCLEA, TAF-ID	EURATOM project ECOSTAR
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: 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. Contributed By: C. Journeau IP/Copyright Situation: Link to PIRT:
CORESA (Zirconia stability against stratified metal-oxide melts)		Temperatures, Post test examination (Infiltration, Surface structure)			CORESA Consortium (Siempelkamp NT, Battelle, RWTH Aachen, Siemens) / BMFT
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: W. Steinwarz, et al., “Experimental Investigations on Corium Interaction with Refractory and Sacrificial Layers (CORESA)” - BMWI project 1501212, Final Report, Nov. 2002 M. Fischer, et al., “Experimental Investigations on Corium Interaction with Refractory and Sacrificial Layers (CORESA) - BMWI project 1501211”, Final Report, Nov. 2002, Framatome ANP GmbH Contributed By: T. Keim/M. Fischer IP/Copyright Situation: Comments: Objective: Validation tests for the former EPR spreading concept with zirconia bottom layer
SICOPS (Zirconia stability against oxidic and metallic melt)	Simultaneous interaction of (UO2/ZrO2/FeO) melts with concrete and zirconia ceramics.	Melt temperature, post-test analyses REM, EDX			Framatome and EU CIT
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: S. Hellmann, M. Fischer, ”SICOPS experiments on simultaneous interaction of molten corium with concrete and refractory material”, OECD MCCI Seminar, Aix-en-Provence, 10-11 Oct. 2007 M. Fischer, et al., “Experimental Investigations on Corium Interaction with Refractory and Sacrificial Layers (CORESA) - BMWI project 1501211”, Final Report, Nov. 2002, Framatome ANP GmbH B. Adroguer, et al., "Corium Interactions and Thermochemistry (CIT Project)", Final Report, European Commision, INV-CIT(99)-P040, Dec. 1999 Contributed By: T. Keim/M. Fischer IP/Copyright Situation: Comments: Objective: Validation tests for the stability of the EPR protective layer material
VULCANO	VP-U1 & VP-U3	Composition, Temperature	Thermodynamic modelling,	NUCLEA, TAF-ID	EURATOM project ECOSTAR
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: 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. Contributed By: C. Journeau IP/Copyright Situation: Link to PIRT:

SPREADING- (SG) (7)

Facility Name	Test Identification	Measured Parameters	Modelling	Simulation Code	Experimental Research Program	Country
COMAS
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: W. Steinwarz, et al., “Theoretische Untersuchungen und Grossversuche zum Nachweis der Wirkungsweise und Wirksamkeit von Reaktorsicherheitselementen”, Teilvorhaben COMAS und INKA, AGIK Vorhaben, Technischer Fachbericht, Krefeld Dez. 1997 Contributed By: T. Keim/M. Fischer IP/Copyright Situation: Link to PIRT:
COMAS-EU				CORFLOW, LAVA	COMAS-EU
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: W. Steinwarz, et al., “Investigations on the Phenomenology of Ex-vessel Core Melt Behaviour”, Final report, EU 4th FWP, EXV-COMAS(99)-D27, 1999 W. Häfner, "Processing of the COMAS Measurement Data for Analytical Use", Report, BMWi Project 1501213 W. Koller, W. Steinwarz, "2D-spreading test COMAS EU-4: Compilation of test conditions, measurement dresults and physical properties of melt and substratum with view to spreading code application", EU 4th FW program, EXV-COMAS(97)-D210, 1997 W. Koller, W. Steinwarz, "COMAS 5a benchmark calculations. Compilation of test conditions and physical properties of melt and substratum", EU 4th FW program, EXV-COMAS(97)-D1 (Rev1), 1997 W. Koller, W. Steinwarz, "COMAS EU-2b benchmark calculations. Compilation of test conditions and physical properties of melt and substratum", EU 4th FW program, EXV-COMAS(97)-D23 (Rev1), 1999 Contributed By: T. Keim/M. Fischer IP/Copyright Situation: Link to PIRT:
CoSMUS	CoSMUS01_DM, CoSMUS02_WM, CoSMUS03_DO, CoSMUS04_WO, CoSMUS05_WO	Melt spreading dynamics, spreading area, melt delivery rate, melt-substrate interface temperature, melt temperature	Melt spreading area, cooling of melt	MELTSPREAD; MPS; MSPREAD	ROSAU programm supported by SSM
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: Punetha, M., Komlev, A., Konlvalenko, A., and Bechta, S., Thermo-hydrodynamic of Corium Simulant Melt Spreading: A small scale model study. ‘11th International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF-2023)’, Kobe, Japan. 2-7, April 2023 Contributed By: A. Komlev IP/Copyright Situation: To be discussed Link to PIRT:
VULCANO	VE-U8	Spread progression temperatures	Spreading of (U,Zr)O2	THEMA, MPS	EURATOM project ECOSTAR + IRSN funding
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: 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. Jubaidah et al., 2D MPS method analysis of ECOKATS-V1 spreading with crust fracture model, Nucl. Eng. Des. 379: 111251 (2021) Contributed By: C. Journeau IP/Copyright Situation: To be discussed Link to PIRT:
VULCANO	VE-U1, VE-U3, VE-U5	Spread progression temperatures	Spreading of prototypic corium	THEMA	EURATOM projects CSC and ECOSTAR + IPSN sponsorship of some tests
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: 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 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 Contributed By: C. Journeau T. Keim/M. Fischer IP/Copyright Situation: TBD Link to PIRT:
VULCANO	VE-U9	Spread progression temperatures	Spreading of prototypic corium over ceramic and concrete channels ; influence of slip-no slip condition on sacrificial concrete	MPH;	Mitsubishi Heavy Industry funding
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: 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. 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. 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. Contributed By: C. Journeau IP/Copyright Situation: To be discussed with MHI Link to PIRT:
VULCANO	VE-U7	Spread progression temperatures	Spreading of prototypic corium over ceramic and concrete channels	THEMA, CORFLOW, LAVA, MPS, MPH	EURATOM project ECOSTAR
▼ Show/Hide Additional Details References: C. Journeau, J.F. Haquet, B. Spindler, C. Spengler, J. Foit, "The Vulcano VEU7 Corium Spreading Benchmark", Progr. Nucl. Ener. , 48, 215-234 (2006). 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). Contributed By: C. Journeau IP/Copyright Situation: Open to European partners Comments: Used for an European benchmark

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