Abstract
In Part II of the modeling of chemical interactions of fuel rod materials at high temperatures, qualitative results on the nature of Zr-rich melt oxidation and interactions with fuel rods allow further interpretation of the post-test examinations of structures (debris) formed in the CORA tests under more complicated conditions, namely during downward relocation of the melt. In this situation, the molten mass extensively oxidizes and simultaneously dissolves UO 2 pellets and ZrO 2 scales of the cladding. The analysis of these simultaneous physico-chemical processes on the basis of the kinetic oxidation/dissolution model developed in Part I of the paper, allows a new interpretation and explanation of the CORA tests results concerning relocation dynamics of the major part of the melt (slow relocation of melt in the form of massive slug rather than quick relocations of droplets and rivulets), formation of local blockages (debris) in the interrod space and accumulation of the melt in the core region in the form of molten pool.
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