ML20147B980

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Forwards 10th Monthly Rept for Nrc/Rsr Re Progress on Project Kernschmelzen(Core Meltdown Research Project)
ML20147B980
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Issue date: 09/18/1978
From: Johnston W
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES)
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SEP 181978 MEMORANDUM FOR:

Those on Attached List FROM:

W. V Johnston, Chief Fuel Behavior Research Branch

SUBJECT:

TRANSMITTAL 0F MONTHLY REPORT BY NRC RESIDENT ENGINEER AT KERNFORSCHUNGZENTRUM, KARSRUHE, GERMANY Enclosed is the tenth of a series of reports to be provided to NRC/RSR by Mr. Walter Murfin, resident scientist from Sandia Laboratories assigned to KfK in Germany. Mr. Murfin's principal responsibility at KfK is active participation in Projekt Kernschmelzen (core meltdown research project). These reports are his vehicle for describing progress l

in that program.

Mr. Murfin also maintains cognizance to the extent possible of other safety research at German facilities of interest to NRC/RSR including:

LWR fuel rod behavior i

- experimental techniques for measuring twophase flow

- jointly sponsored (US, FRG, Japan) experiments on upper plenum thermal hydraulics.

1 Your comments on the contents of the reports are transmitted to Mr. Murfin, or you may contact him directly.

Mr. Murfin i ill now be transmitting his report bi-monthly instead of monthly.

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W. V. Johnston, Chief Fuel Behavior Research Branch Division of Reactor Safety Research

Enclosure:

June and July 1978 Bi-monthly Report cc w/o encl.:

W. Murfin, KfK N IN!C h{flhID

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