Thermodynamicsof vaporization of fission products and materials under severe reactor accident conditions
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Vaporization of fission products and certain other materials is estimated for the extreme environmental conditions projected for severe reactor accidents. Partial pressures of gaseous species are calculated from thermochemical data or estimates. Mounts of vapor transported material are evaluated from projected gas flows during two phases of a hypothetical accident--( a) core dry out phase and ( b) mol ten core interation with concrete after melt through of the reactor vessel.
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