...-Fukushima measure, which depressurizes the containment through a scrubber system. Fig. 1 Schematic of advanced heavy water reactor The Fukushima event initiated by the earthquake and the resulting Tsunami has shaken the nuclear community to reconsider beyond design basis events (BDBE...

...; final manuscript received January 25, 2017; published online May 25, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Guoqiang Wang. 22 09 2016 25 01 2017 Advanced reactors Beyond design basis events Current reactors Nuclear safety Thermal hydraulics Security In-vessel melt retention by flooding...

... Advanced reactors Beyond design basis events At the current stage of the Indian nuclear program, 220/540 MW el horizontal pressure tube type pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs) are under operation. The general schematic of primary heat transport system of these reactors is shown in Fig. 1...

... thermal-hydraulic assessments for blowdown transients. Manuscript received August 13, 2016; final manuscript received September 10, 2016; published online December 20, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Jay F. Kunze. 13 8 2016 10 9 2016 10 9 2016 Alternative energy sources Beyond design...