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Candidates for leadership provide statements: ANS Board of Directors
With the annual ANS election right around the corner, American Nuclear Society members will be going to the polls to vote for a vice president/president-elect, treasurer, and members-at-large for the Board of Directors. In January, Nuclear News published statements from candidates for vice president/president-elect and treasurer. This month, we are featuring statements from each nominee for the Board of Directors.
Stephen W. Webb
Nuclear Technology | Volume 39 | Number 1 | June 1978 | Pages 41-45
Nuclear Safety Analysis | Energy Modeling and Forecasting / Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT78-A17006
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The decrease in containment pressure following inadvertent actuation of the containment sprays has been evaluated. The depressurization occurs in two definite phases involving the short-term depressurization due to mass transport and the long-term depressurization due to heat transfer. Either phase may determine the maximum depressurization. Simple models may overestimate the maximum depressurization by 50% or more; therefore, transient models are needed to avoid unnecessary conservatism.
