Explore: Loss Of Coolant

A loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) is a mode of failure for a nuclear reactor; if not managed effectively, the results of a LOCA could result in reactor

A meltdown may be caused by a loss of coolant, loss of coolant pressure, or low coolant flow rate, or be the result of a criticality excursion in which

Barents Sea, K-8 suffered a ruptured steam generator tube, causing a loss-of-coolant accident. While the crew jury-rigged a system to supply emergency cooling

reactor. Voids may also form if coolant is lost from the reactor in some sort of accident (called a loss of coolant accident, which has other dangers)

A coolant is a substance, typically liquid, that is used to reduce or regulate the temperature of a system. An ideal coolant has high thermal capacity

overheating resulting from a loss of coolant or loss of coolant flow). Such design features tend to rely on the engineering of components such that their

initial failure of plant operators to recognize the situation as a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). TMI training and operating procedures left operators

uncontrolled start-up of the ship's reactor led to a fire and the release of radioactivity K-116, 1970: suffered a loss-of-coolant accident in the port

needed] K-8 (1960; November-class submarine; loss of coolant) K-19 (1961; Hotel-class submarine; two loss of coolant accidents, 27 killed due to one accident)

several of which threatened to sink the submarine. On its initial voyage on 4 July 1961, K-19 suffered a complete loss of coolant to one of its two reactors