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Blades-in turbine inspections at Quad Cities set new benchmark for Constellation
When Constellation decided to install replacement Alstom low-pressure turbines at three of its boiling water reactor plants more than 15 years ago, one benefit was knowing the new turbines should operate reliably—and without major inspections—for several years.
C. E. Miller, Jr.
Nuclear Technology | Volume 5 | Number 4 | October 1968 | Pages 198-205
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A mathematical model that predicts the extent of fission-product release and fuel evaporation during a loss-of-coolant accident has been developed for a specific set of conditions. Theories of boundary-layer diffusion have been applied. The composition and pressure of the cover gas; the time molten; the chemical forms of the fission products and fuel; and the temperature, surface area, and amount of molten fuel are related to the amount of fission product and fuel released.
