Thermophysical properties of MgO, UO2, their eutectic solution and slurry of liquid-solid mixtures, concrete, sodium, stainless steel and debris beds for use in molten pool penetration of MgO substrate☆

Abstract We have prescribed various thermophysical and transport properties to describe various thermal states of the materials of interest such as MgO, UO 2 , stainless steel, sodium, and concrete undergo during post accident heat removal (PAHR) in an ex-vessel cavity lined with MgO bricks. A number of properties, especially of molten MgO, had no experimental determination and therefore, by necessity, these were prescribed through available “best” estimates. We have also included the equivalent properties of various “composite” materials such as debris beds with a prescribed composition, solutions, and slurries to describe their participation in various thermophysical phenomena of interest in PAHR.