SCIAM.CORE
Thermophysical and Thermochemical Data for Corium
Research laboratories
PhD thesis
Years of Post-doctoral fellowships
of financial support
Context
In a nuclear reactor, in the event of a severe accident involving core meltdown, loss of cooling causes the fuel and surrounding materials to heat up, forming a complex mixture of solid and liquid phases known as “corium”.
Challenges
Main objectives
Progression of a Severe Accident
Suitable Mitigation Measures
Improve the physico-chemical characterisation of corium, whether in-vessel or ex-vessel, in order to better understand the conditions under which it forms, how it spreads, and its reactivity with water during cooling phases.
Structure
Axis 1
Acquisition of Thermodynamic and Thermophysical Data on Corium
Axis 2
Acquisition of Baseline Data on the Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Corium Leaching
9 research laboratories : ICSM, CEMHTI, IP2I, UMET, CIRIMAT, CEA/IRESNE, CEA/ISAS, CEA/ISAC, ASNR
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