Missile Generation and Protection in Light-Water-Cooled Power Reactor Plants.

Explosion

“…This is a relatively well-defined situation, and modeling based on fluid mechanics is appropriate. Models have been developed by a number of workers, including Cottrell and Savolainen (1965), Gwaltney (1968), and Ardron et al (1977).…”

Untersuchung von Stahlblech St 37.2 bei Aufprallbeanspruchung

“…In den vorlaufigen Endlagerungsbedingungen fur die Schachtanlage Konrad [7] [8] ,von den Ballistic Research Laboratories (BRL) [8] Aus den Versuchsergebnissen geht in Ubereinstimmung mit den theoretischen Berechnungen hervor, da13 die Belastung der Containerwand durch den Aufprall von Versatzmaterial weit von der Versagensgrenze des verwendeten Werkstoffs (St 37.2, Stake 3 mm) entfernt ist, und Randbedingungen keine Gefahrdung der Behalterintegritat resultiert.…”

Potential Metal--Water Reactions in Light-Water-Cooled Power Reactors.

“…It is conceivable that vessel failure could be caused by a shock wave or a missile created directly or indirectly by a chemical reaction. The subject of shock waves and missiles is being reviewed by Gwaltney 160 in another report of this series. Another possible method of containment vessel failure in this very degenerate situation is that in: which the molten mass of core material wo~ld penetrate the vessel.…”