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A computational analysis is performed of the use of zirconium dioxide ceramic in melt containment systems with relatively thin heat-conducting structures. The results of an investigation of the physicochemical processes for the interaction of melt with zirconium dioxide ceramic are presented. It is shown that the use of zirconium dioxide ceramic together with a passive water source gives the required melt cooling parameters for 3 to 24 h depending on the cooling regime. 4 figures, 9 references.
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Mineev, V.N., Akopov, F.A., Virnik, A.M. et al. Use of Refractory Coatings in Systems for Melt Containment in a Serious Accident at a Nuclear Power Plant with a VVÉR Reactor. Atomic Energy 89, 868–873 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011381913604
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