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Severe Accident Simulation

Severe Accident Modeling Tool

Since the chilling accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident in Japan, the interest in investigating plant behavior and the importance of training nuclear power plant operating staff in Severe Accident scenarios has increased significantly. Newly published papers, such as the NRC Task Force investigation of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident, have provided recommendations on strengthening and integrating nuclear plant emergency response capabilities. 

Given that the safe operation of nuclear power plants is one of our top priorities, WSC has expanded its capabilities in real-time simulation and engineering analysis by embedding the MELCOR severe accident analysis code, developed by Sandia National Laboratory, into 3KEYMASTER™. MELCOR models the progression of severe accidents in light-water reactors in a fully integrated, engineering-level computer code.  A wide range of severe accident phenomena in both boiling and pressurized water reactors is processed through MELCOR in a unified framework.