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Use of a field model to analyze probable fire environments encountered within the complex geometries of nuclear power plants

Year: 1985

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: A fire in a nuclear power plant (NPP) can damage equipment needed to safely operate the plant and thereby either directly cause an accident or else reduce the plant's margin of safety. The development of a field-model fire code to analyze the probable fire environments encountered within NPP is discussed. A set of fire tests carried out under the aegis of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is described. The results of these tests are then utilized to validate the field model.

Source: University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas)

Authors: Boccio, John L., Usher, John L., Singhal, Ashok K., Tam, L. T.

Institution: Brookhaven National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Fire dynamics and safety research

Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1547962850

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