Out-of-Pile Bundle Experiments on Severe Fuel Damage (CORA-Program): Objectives, Test Matrix and Facility Description

摘要

As part of the Severe Fuel Damage Program by the German Nuclear Safety Project, out-of-pile experiments are being conducted at the Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe to investigate the damage behaviour of PWR fuel rod bundles under Severe Fuel Damage conditions (CORA-Program). This report describes the objectives, the test matrix and the CORA-facility. (ERA citation 12:026819)