PANDA: A Multipurpose Integral Test Facility for LWR Safety Investigations. (24th November 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paladino, Domenico; Dreier, Jörg
• Other Names: Umminger Klaus Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Science and technology of nuclear installations. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2011-11-24
• Subjects: Nuclear engineering -- Periodicals; Nuclear facilities -- Periodicals; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear facilities; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 621.48
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/239319
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-6075

Abstract

Abstract : The PANDA facility is a large scale, multicompartmental thermal hydraulic facility suited for investigations related to the safety of current and advanced LWRs. The facility is multipurpose, and the applications cover integral containment response tests, component tests, primary system tests, and separate effect tests. Experimental investigations carried on in the PANDA facility have been embedded in international projects, most of which under the auspices of the EU and OECD and with the support of a large number of organizations (regulatory bodies, technical dupport organizations, national laboratories, electric utilities, industries) worldwide. The paper provides an overview of the research programs performed in the PANDA facility in relation to BWR containment systems and those planned for PWR containment systems.