The International Co-operative Programme for the Exchange of Scientific and Technical Information Concerning Nuclear Installation Decommissioning Projects (CPD) is a joint undertaking of a limited nu...

The PSB-VVER is a large-scale thermal-hydraulics testing facility operated by the Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Centre (EREC) in Russia. The PSB-VVER Project was intended to provide the exper...

There are several VVER-440/213* type nuclear power plants operating in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Russia and Ukraine. VVER-440/213 pressurised water reactors (PWRs) have a pressure...

During a severe accident, the lower head of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) can be subjected to significant thermal and pressure loads. The lower head has the potential to fail, releasing large amoun...

The goal of the project was to provide experimental data relevant for hydraulic and ignition phenomena of prototypic water reactor fuel assemblies. The intended scope of work was defined in an expert...

The goals of the Piping Failure Data Exchange (OPDE) Project were to:

• collect and analyse piping failure event data to promote a better understanding of underlying causes, impact on operations and s...