HYMERES phases

First phase (2013-2016)

The main objective of the first phase of the Hydro...

During a fuel crud removal operation on the Paks-2 unit on 10 April 2003, several fuel assemblies were severely damaged. The assemblies were being cleaned in a special tank of the Paks Nuclear Power ...

The Stress Corrosion Cracking and Cable Ageing Project (SCAP) lasted four years (2006-2010). The project’s main objectives were to:

• establish two complete databases with regard to major ageing pheno...

The Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) initiated a co-ordinated programme on Steam Explosion Resolution for Nuclear ...

The Rig-of-safety Assessment (ROSA) Project aimed to resolve issues in thermal-hydraulics analyses relevant to light water reactor (LWR) safety using the Japanese rig-of-safety assessment/large-scale...

The RASPLAV* Project was regarded as a successor to the Three Mile Island Vessel Investigation Project (TMI-VIP) completed in 1993. The TMI-VIP Project was set up to examine and assess the conditio...

In a core melt accident, if the molten core is not retained in-vessel despite severe accident mitigation actions, the core debris will relocate to the reactor cavity region and interact with the stru...

The Material Scaling (MASCA) Project was a follow-up of the RASPLAV Project and investigated in-vessel phenomena during a severe accident. Specifically, it addressed the influence of the chemical c...

The goal of the Rod Bundle Heat transfer (RBHT) Project is to conduct experiments in the RBHT facility in the United States in order to:

• simulate reflood scenarios in a prototypical PWR rod bundle s...

The goal of the Reduction of Severe Accident Uncertainties (ROSAU) Project is to reduce knowledge gaps and uncertainties associated with severe accident progression by performing large-scale tests in...