QUENCH Programme

Agenda 2010

 

Agenda

16th International QUENCH Workshop*

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North (formerly FZK), November 16-18, 2010

Meeting Location: Fortbildungszentrum für Technik und Umwelt (FTU), Auditorium (Aula)

 

Tuesday, 16 Nov 2010

8:10/30

Pick-up at the hotels (Acora/Eggenstein hotels))

 

8:45

Registration

 

9:00

Welcome

Dr. Knebel, KIT CSO

LARGE-SCALE BUNDLE TESTS (QUENCH / PARAMETER)

(Chairmen: M. Steinbrück, A. Kiselev)

9:20

Update of the QUENCH Program

M. Steinbrück, KIT

9:50

Bundle reflood tests QUENCH-14 and QUENCH-15 with advanced cladding materials: comparative overview

J. Stuckert, KIT

 

 

 

10:20

Coffee break

 

10:50

Results of the commissioning bundle test QUENCH-L0 performed under LOCA conditions

J. Stuckert, KIT

11:20

First results of neutron radiography and tomography of QUENCH-L0 cladding tubes

M. Große, KIT

11:50

Analysis of QUENCH-L0 using SCDAP/RELAP and SCDAP/Sim

L. Fernandez Moguel, PSI

12:20

Lunch

 

13:20

QUENCH test with slow oxidation in air in the framework of the LACOMECO program

I. Nagy, AEKI

13:40

The main results and conclusions of the VVER fuel assemblies tests under severe accident conditions in the large-scale PARAMETER facility

A. Kiselev, IBRAE

14:10

Pre- and posttest calculations of PARAMETER-SF4 test

T. Yudina, IBRAE

14:40

Coffee break

 

15:10

LOCA Bundle Tests at PARAMETER Facility. New Experimental Results.

D. Ignatyev, NPO Luch

15:40

Discussion in small groups as needed

 

16:30

Bus transfer to the hotels

 

 

Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010

 

8:20/8:40

Pick-up at the hotels (Acora/Eggenstein hotels)

 

CODE APPLICATION AND MODELLING (Chairmen: J. Birchley, M. Veshchunov)

9:00

Analysis of PARAMETER Bundle Experiments using SCDAP/RELAP5

J. Birchley, PSI

9:30

Post-Test Calculations of Parameter SF-4 using ATHLET-CD

T. Hollands, GRS

9:50

Reflooding a damaged core at high temperature: calculation of QUENCH-03 test with ICARE-CATHARE V2 code

N. Chikhi, IRSN

10:10

Coffee break

 

10:40

Assessment of New Modelling in RELAP/SCDAPSIM Using Results from QUENCH-06

J. Spencer, McMaster University

11:10

Simulation of the Fuel Rod Bundle Test QUENCH-11 Using ASTEC V2 and ATHLET-CD 2.2A

P. Kruse, RUB

11:30

Quench-12 Bundle Test Simulation with MELCOR Code

J. Duspiva, NRI

12:00

Lunch

 

13:30

SFPR code models for basic physical phenomena related to LOCA

M. Veshchunov, IBRAE

14:15

KIT modelling activities on hydrogen uptake/release of solid and molten Zr alloys

H. Muscher, KIT

14:40

LIVE test FSt4: experimental results and simulation by CONV code

A. Palagin, KIT

15:10

Posttest Modelling of QUENCH-LOCA0 Test Using SOCRAT/V3 Code

A. Vasiliev, IBRAE

16:00

Bus to Welde Brewery, Guided Tour and Invited Reception

 

ca. 21:00

Arrival at Eggenstein and Karlsruhe (Hotels and KIT)

 

 

 

Thursday, 18 Nov 2010

 

8:20/8:40

Pick-up at the hotels (Acora/Eggenstein Hotels)

 

EXPERIMENTS (Chairmen: L. Belovsky, G. Repetto)

9:00

The Post-Quench Ductility of E110 Alloy

P. Fedotov

9:20

M5 single-rod tests on water and steam cooling

U. Stegmaier, KIT

9:40

New results on the mechanism of oxidation of Zr alloys in air

M. Steinbrück, KIT

10:00

Recent Studies on the Mechanism of Zr Oxidation

S. Abolhassani, PSI

10:20

Coffee break

 

10:50

In-situ neutron radiography investigations of the hydrogen uptake and diffusion in zirconium alloys

M. Große, KIT

11:20

Investigations on resin radiolysis & degradation by irradiated fuel & debris

D. Bottomley, ITU

11:40

Mechanical properties of pre-hydrogenated (300 – 3000 wppm) cladding segments

J. Stuckert, KIT

12:00

Status of the PRELUDE experiments

G. Repetto, IRSN

12:20

Closure of the Workshop

 

12:30

Lunch

 

13:30

Bus transfer to the hotels and Karlsruhe train station

 

13:30

SARNET-2 Topical Meeting on QUENCH-Debris and related experiments