in-pile early phase of PWR core degradation in a bundle environment

Facility NameTest IdentificationMeasured ParametersModellingSimulation CodeExperimental Research ProgramCountry
Phebus SFDB921 fresh fuel rods, unirradiated, Inconel spacers Steam, He 1.9 to 0.5/0.7 Slow cooling in heliumSCDAP/RELAP5, MELCOR and ICARE2France
Phebus SFDB9R-1As B9 Steam, He 2.0 to 0.5/0.7 Slow cooling in heliumSCDAP/RELAP5, MELCOR and ICARE3France
Phebus SFDB9R-2As B9 He, steam 0.5/0.7 Rapid cooling in steamSCDAP/RELAP5, MELCOR and ICARE4France
Phebus SFDC3As B9 He, H2, steam (preheating in He,heat-up in pure H2) 3.5/0.1 Slow cooling in heliumSCDAP/RELAP5, MELCOR and ICARE5France
Phebus SFDC3+As B9 Steam, He 3.5/0.1 Slow cooling in heliumSCDAP/RELAP5, MELCOR and ICARE6France
Phebus SFDB9+As B9 Steam, He 2.0/0.7 Slow cooling in heliumSCDAP/RELAP5, MELCOR and ICARE7France
Phebus SFDAICAs B9, but central rod replaced by Ag/In/Cd control rod Steam, He 0.6/0.2 Slow cooling in heliumSCDAP/RELAP5, MELCOR and ICARE8France




Implemented as part of the Seaknot EU funded project (HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01 under Grant Agreement No. 101060327) - WP2.6 UNIPI (2024-2026)