Day 1
• SA History and its relevance in safety analysis
o Short review of main historical severe accidents
o Development of SA analysis approach in safety analysis
o Current relevance of the SA analysis
• Phenomenology review
o In-vessel event progression (BWR/PWR)
o Ex vessel phenomena (PWR/BWR)
o CANDU and fuels channel reactor
o Special issue: SFP phenomena (loss of coolant, loss of cooling)
Day 2
• SA analysis methodologies (deterministic, probabilistic)
• Severe accident licensing
o IAEA
o Other organization
o Countries legislation
• Severe accident codes (description and comparison)/1
o System codes
- SCDAP
- MELCOR
- MAAP
- ASTEC
o Containment codes
- Gothic
- Cocosys
- Smart
• Code models (core and vessel simulation)
o Melcor application
o SCDAP application
o Nodalization, models set up and comparison of results
Day 3
• Containment integrity
o Short term and long term actions
o Preventive actions in modern plant
o Mitigate actions in modern plant
• Uncertainty analysis for severe accidents
• Code Models (Containment Simulation):
o Melcor application
o Gothic application
o Nodalization, models set up and comparison of results
Day 4
• Experimental tests for SA and code qualification
• RadioNuclide (RN) release and source term
• Code Models (RN release or ex vessel phenomena simulation or Spent Fuel Pool accident):
o Melcor application
o MAAP
o Nodalization, models set up and comparison of results
Day 5
• Example of codes applications results
• How to perform a SA analysis step by step: user and regulatory authorities point of view
o Needed data
o Code selection
o Nodalization detail and qualification
o Code running requirement
o Results evaluation and verification
• Evaluation and Closure of the Training Course