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               Code, version,
               application    Modification for   Key fusion    Code validation
               field          fusion            applications   status a
               1              2                 3              4
               MAGS           Developed for fusion   Analysis of   MAGS
               The 3D code    applications.     conductor      simulations have
               system set up to                 transition     been performed
               analyse quench                   from the       to compare their
               behaviour of                     superconducting   results with
               forced cooled                    to resistive state   experimental
               superconducting                  (to assess in-  results (QUELL
               coils.                           cryostat coolant   special facility) to
                                                leakages) and   validate the
                                                the effects of   modules
                                                arcs and short   involved in
                                                circuits in coils.  determining
                                                               quench
                                                               propagation
               NAUA Mod 4     Modified to be    Calculation of   Validation has
               Calculation    capable to simulate   aerosol transport   been performed
               of activated   accidents in      in accidents   by experiments
               aerosol moving   containments both   such as LOCA,   at ORNL
               in closed volume   in fission and fusion   LOVA and PCB.  (USA) and KfK
               containing steam   reactors.                    (Germany).
               atmosphere.
               CHEMCON 3.1    Developed         Analysis       CHEMCON
               Thermal–       specially for fusion   of thermal   3.1 results have
               hydraulics     applications.     transients     been compared
               analysis of                      occurring after   against those
               transients.                      accidents of the   obtained by
                                                LOCA type.     COSMOS and
                                                               FEDAP codes.
                                                               Simulated steam
                                                               and air reactions
                                                               with first wall
                                                               materials have
                                                               been tested.
               INTRA mod 3    Developed         Analysis of    Validated by
               Thermal        specially for fusion   accidents such   experiments and
               hydraulics     applications. Derived   as LOCA, LOVA   comparison with
               calculations   from the CRDLOC   and PCB.       results from the
               of the medium   and RALOC codes.                MELCOR code.
               in the VV and
               surrounding
               compartments.
               Calculation of
               air and steam
               chemical
               reactions on hot
               surfaces.
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