Validation of Fuel-Coolant Interaction Model for Severe Accident Simulations

Table 2

Validation matrix of VAPEX-M module.

Phenomena	FARO (JRC, Italy)	MAGICO (UCSB, US)	QUEOS (FZK, Germany)
(1) Melt jet breakup	X	—	—
(2) Mixing of melt droplets with water	X	X	X
(3) Steam production	X	X	X
(4) Hydrogen generation	X	—	—
(5) Corium quenching	X	O	O

X: suitable for code validation.
O: partially suitable for code validation.
—: not occurring or not suitable.