MELCOR

MELCOR  (portmanteu from “melting core”) is a fully integrated, engineering-level computer code developed by Sandia National Laboratories for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to model the progression of severe accidents in nuclear power plants. A broad spectrum of severe accident phenomena in both boiling and pressurized water reactors is treated in MELCOR in a unified framework. Furthermore, its generalized framework and ability to track aerosol/vapor species makes it  applicable for non-nuclear safety related applications.  MELCOR applications include estimation of severe accident source terms, and their sensitivities and uncertainties in a variety of applications.

Documentation

MELCOR documentation listed below can be found on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ADAMS site.

“MELCOR Computer Code Manuals, Vol. 1: Primer and Users’ Guide, Version 2.2.9541,” SAND 2017-0455 O, Sandia National Laboratories, January 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17040A429).

“MELCOR Computer Code Manuals, Vol. 2: Reference Manual, Version 2.2.9541,” SAND 2017-0876 O, Sandia National Laboratories, January 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17040A420).

“MELCOR Computer Code Manuals, Vol. 1: Primer and Users’ Guide, Version 2.1.6840,” SAND 2015-6691 R, Sandia National Laboratories, August 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15300A479).

“MELCOR Computer Code Manuals, Vol. 2: Reference Manual, Version 2.1.6840,” SAND 2015-6692 R, Sandia National Laboratories, August 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15300A473).

“MELCOR Computer Code Manuals, Vol. 3: MELCOR Assessment Problems, Version 2.1.7347,” SAND 2015-6693 R, Sandia National Laboratories, August 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15300A476).

MELCOR links

MELCOR Contacts

Larry L. Humphries, PhD
MELCOR Principal Investigator
llhumph@sandia.gov

David L. Luxat, PhD
Manager, Severe Accident Modeling and Analysis
dlluxat@sandia.gov