Nuclear Commissioning of the NRU Blowdown Test Facility

Abstract

The Blowdown Test Facility in the NRU reactor will be used to conduct all- effects experiments under postulated Loss-of-Coolant Accident and Severe Fuel Damage conditions. Experiments conducted in the BTF will provide information on the release, transport and deposition of fission products, and the thermal and mechanical behaviour of nuclear fuel under these conditions. This paper describes results from the nuclear commissioning experiment for the BTF.