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Computational-Theoretical Investigations of Thermophysical and Physicochemical Processes Occurring During Severe Accidents at NPP–VVER

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Computational-theoretical work performed at Aleksandrov NITI since the early 1990s on thermophysical and physicochemical processes unfolding in the course of severe accidents in NPP with water-moderated and -cooled power reactors is reported. The investigations were focused on the development and efficacy of systems and devices for catching melt.

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  1. Aleksandrov Research Institute of Technology (NITI), Sosnovyi Bor, Russia

    V. B. Khabenskii, V. S. Granovskii, A. A. Sulatskii, M. B. Sulatskaya & V. I. Al’myashev

  2. St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University (ETU LETI), St. Petersburg, Russia

    V. I. Al’myashev

  3. Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences (ISC RAS), St. Petersburg, Russia

    V. I. Al’myashev

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 132, No. 2, pp. 116–121, February, 2022.

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Khabenskii, V.B., Granovskii, V.S., Sulatskii, A.A. et al. Computational-Theoretical Investigations of Thermophysical and Physicochemical Processes Occurring During Severe Accidents at NPP–VVER. At Energy 132, 124–128 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-023-00914-7

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