The MAAP4 model can provide a good characterization of the material creep behavior exhibited in a large scale experiment performed using reactor grade steel and under thermal-hydraulic boundary conditions that are typical of severe accident sequences that would challenge steel integrity.
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- What the MAAP4 creep model is based on
Boundary conditions for the Hot Leg and Lower Head Tests
- Material properties for the Hot Leg Test and Lower Head Failure Experiements
- The "damage fraction" in the wall
