QUENCH Programme

Agenda 2011

Agenda

17th International QUENCH Workshop* Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North, November 22-24, 2011 Meeting Location:

Fortbildungszentrum für Technik und Umwelt (FTU), Auditorium (Aula)

 

Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011

8:10/20

Pick-up at the hotels (Acora/Kübler)

8:45

Registration

9:00

Welcome

M. Steinbrück, KIT J. Knebel, KIT CSO

9:20

Invited Lecture: Thermodynamic modelling in nuclear related materials systems

H.J. Seifert, KIT

QUENCH PROGRAM (Chairman: M. Steinbrück)

9:50

Update of the QUENCH program

M. Steinbrück, KIT

10:10

Mechanical behaviour of QUENCH-LOCA tested claddings

M. Walter, KIT

10:30

Coffee break (Group Photo)

11:00

Investigation of mechanical and micro structure properties of the QUENCH-L0 claddings near to burst regions

C. Rössger, KIT

EC-LACOMECO PROGRAM (Chairman: A. Miassoedov)

11:20

Objectives and status of LACOMECO project

A. Miassoedov, KIT

11:30

Experimental results of the QUENCH-16 bundle tests on air ingress, performed within the framework of the LACOMECO project

J. Stuckert, KIT

12:00

Analytical support to air ingress experiment QUENCH-16

L. Fernandez-Moguel, PSI

12:30

Lunch

13:20

Preliminary post-test calculations of QUENCH-16 experiment with the MAAP4 code

E. Beuzet, EDF

13:40

Simulation of air ingress experiment QUENCH-16 using ATHLET-CD

M. Hoffmann, RUB

14:00

Preliminary post-test calculation of test QUENCH-16 (LACOMECO) with ATHLET-CD

C. Bals, GRS

14:20

Preliminary calculation of air ingress test QUENCH16 with MELCOR computer code

A. Stefanova, INRNE

14:40

Coffee break

15:00

Main results of the DISCO-FCI experiment

G. Albrecht, KIT

Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

8:20/8:30

Pick-up at the hotels (Acora/Kübler)

MODELLING AND CODE APPLICATION (Chairman: M. Veshchunov)

9:00

Air oxidation of Zircaloy: Phenomenology and modelling

J. Birchley, PSI

9:30

Impact of MELCOR debris oxidation model improvement to simulation of QUENCH-11 test

J. Duspiva, NRI

10:00

Modeling particulate debris during a severe accident: Recent advances and remaining uncertainties

O. Coindreau, IRSN

10:30

The TMI-2 severe accident: OECD-benchmark activities at KIT using ASTEC

H. Muscher, KIT

10:50

Coffee break

11:10

Simulation of QUENCH-L0 with ATHLET-CD

T. Hollands, GRS

11:30

Modelling of QUENCH-ACM tests using MAAP4

B. Maliverny, EDF

11:50

Assessment of the design of injection and depressurization system dedicated for severe accidents for VVER440

J. Balaz, VUJE

12:20

Further development of SFPR code for analysis of fuel rod thermo-mechanical behaviour in Sodium Fast Reactor

A. Boldyrev, IBRAE

12:50

Lunch

FUKUSHIMA (Chairman: C. Allison)

13:40

Preliminary lessons from the assessment of core/vessel damage states - Fukushima Daiichi Units 1-3

C. Allison, ISS

14:10

Evaluation of accident at Fukushima Daiichi NPS and research activities on fuel behavior under accident conditions

F. Nagase, JAEA

14:40

Research and development plan for characterization of damaged fuel debris in Fukushima Daiichi NPP

T. Washiya, JAEA

15:20

Bus to Bruchsal, Guided Tour through Castle and Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments and Invited Reception

ca. 20:30

Departure to KIT and Karlsruhe hotels

 

 

Thursday, 24 Nov 2011

8:20/8:30

Pick-up at the hotels (Acora/Kübler)

ZIRCONIUM OXIDATION (Chairman: J. Birchley)

9:00

Invited lecture: Hydrogen-enhanced degradation and oxide effects in Zr alloys

A. Zielinski, Gdansk Uni.

9:25

Experimental parameters influencing the amount of hydrogen absorbed in zirconium alloys during steam oxidation

M. Große, KIT

9:50

Effect of stress concentration on hydrogen diffusion and ingress in Zircaloy - Experimental study using cold neutron

S. Valance, PSI

10:10

High temperature behaviour of E110G cladding

E. Perez-Fero, AEKI

10:30

Coffee break

10:50

Oxidation model of E110 sponge base alloy in steam at high temperature

P. Fedotov, JSC VNIINM

11:10

Recent separate-effects tests on oxidation of Zr alloys at KIT

M. Steinbrück, KIT

OTHER EXPERIMENTS (Chairman: M. Große)

11:40

Setup and benchmarking of a corrosion apparatus for investigating high temperature reactor fuel coating materials under accident conditions

V. Avincola, ITU

12:00

High temperature corrosion of nickel base alloys

J. Herbst, KIT/HTW Aalen

12:20

Lunch

13:20

Status of the experimental program on debris reflooding (PEARL-PRELUDE)

G. Repetto, IRSN

13:50

Preliminary results of ISTC Project #3876 (THOMAS) on physico-chemical interactions of molten corium with vessel walls under oxidising conditions

M. Veshchunov, IBRAE

14:20

International scientific collaboration in the field of severe accident research: Examples from the ISTC-CEG-SAM projects

D. Bottomley, ITU

14:40

Closure of the Workshop

M. Steinbrück, KIT

15:00

Bus transfer to the hotels and Karlsruhe train station