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After having studied in detail the PWRs of the twentieth century, it is time to conclude on the future of this reactor type by analyzing some emblematic achievements of this new century.
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The corium formed during a very severe accident corresponds to the mixture formed by the molten materials: fuel and core structure in the vessel, possibly mixed with concrete outside the vessel. A metallic corium is very low viscous, possibly less viscous than water, contrary to a corium containing silica (by fusion/mixing with the concrete of the vessel pit). A volcano releases silicate corium.
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Marguet, S. (2022). Pressurized Water Reactors of the Twenty-First Century. In: The Technology of Pressurized Water Reactors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86638-9_9
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