Research Article

Effect of Molten Corium Behavior Uncertainty on the Severe Accident Progress

Table 2

The accident sequence of base case.

Accident sequenceTime (s)

Reactor trip0
RCP trip0
MFW trip0
SG dryout3,762
PSRV open4,881
Core exposure5,359
Oxidation start8,991
Core dryout9,990
Cladding melt10,297
Initial melt relocation10,441
First LP dryout12,866
RPV failure14,462
CNMT over-pressurization60,100