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On December 14, 2001 a pipe rupture event occurred in the Boiling Water Reactor plant Brunsbüttel. The event scenario and the root cause of the damage are described in detail in [1]. It became apparent that the rupture was caused by a radiolysis gas explosion. As consequence of the explosion authorities asked for a basic investigation to determine all areas with the potential of radiolysis gas accumulation and for qualified measures to detect and prevent inadmissible radiolysis gas accumulations which can cause a degradation of the safety concept if an ignition takes place.
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Kleen U., Hartel W. Rupture of vessel head spray line at Brunbüttel Nuclear Power Station — Root cause analysis and measures for preventing radiolysis gas reactions in the future. ICONE 11-36558, Tokyo, April 20-23, 2003
RSK (German reactor safety commission) — Empfehlung — Grundsätzliche Anforderungen an die Maßnahmen zur Verhinderung unzulässiger Radiolysegasreaktionen, 2003-07-10
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Schubert, B., Kleen, U. (2004). Development of Radiolysis Gas Counter Measures based on Risk Informed Classifications. In: Spitzer, C., Schmocker, U., Dang, V.N. (eds) Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-410-4_189
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