TMI-2 data qualification and data bases

TMI-2 data are of great interest to the scientific community, since the March, 1979 accident represents the only occurrence of a transient resulting in severe fuel damage in a full-scale commercial production reactor. This paper discusses the data sources available for accident analyses. Techniques to qualify and quantify time series measurement and sample data which have been collected and evaluated to this time are discussed. Data base products are described which have been developed for use by analysts investigating the many aspects of the accident. Applications processing features have been incorporated into the software designs to provide the end user with many useful capabilities in sorting, viewing and analyzing the data; data base discussions emphasize these features. 14 refs., 5 figs.