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Light Water Reactor Debris from Severe In-Pile Transient Tests

Richard R. Hobbins, Beverly A. Cook, Richard E. Mason

Nuclear Technology / Volume 65 / Number 1 / April 1984 / Pages 87-91

Technical Paper / Postaccident Debris Cooling / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT84-A33375

Debris produced from severe in-pile transient tests on light-water-reactor-type fuel rods has been examined. Particle sizes, shapes, and elemental composition have been characterized.