Progress in Methodologies for the Assessment of Passive Safety System Reliability in Advanced Reactors

Progress in Methodologies for the Assessment of Passive Safety System Reliability in Advanced Reactors
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher: IAEA Tecdoc
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2014-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789201086143

This publication summarizes the results of an IAEA coordinated research project on the development of advanced methodologies for the assessment of passive safety system performance in advanced reactors. This includes discussions on various methodologies to assess the performance of passive engineered safety features in innovative small reactors, including the Indian AHWR 300 LEU and the Argentinian CAREM25. The publication focuses on the different reliability assessment approaches, methodologies, analysis and evaluation of the results and technical challenges. It provides the insights resulting from the analysis on the technical issues associated with assessing the reliability of passive systems in the context of nuclear safety and probabilistic safety analysis. A viable path towards the implementation of the research efforts in the related areas is also delineated.

Accident-Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels

Accident-Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels
Author: Raul B. Rebak
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2020-01-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128175044

Accident Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels provides a description of what an accident tolerant fuel is and the benefits and detriments of each concept. The book begins with an introduction to nuclear power as a renewable energy source and the current materials being utilized in light water reactors. It then moves on to discuss the recent advancements being made in accident tolerant fuels, reviewing the specific materials, their fabrication and implementation, environmental resistance, irradiation behavior, and licensing requirements. The book concludes with a look to the future of new power generation technologies. It is written for scientists and engineers working in the nuclear power industry and is the first comprehensive work on this topic. - Introduces the fundamental description of accident tolerant fuel, including fabrication and implementation - Describes both the benefits and detriments of the various Accident Tolerant Fuel concepts - Includes information on the process of materials selection with a discussion of how and why specific materials were chosen, as well as why others failed

Safety Features of Operating Light Water Reactors of Western Design

Safety Features of Operating Light Water Reactors of Western Design
Author: M. Gavrilas
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2018-01-18
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1351084968

This text arose from a study originally undertaken for the Department of Energy to characterize the principal safety features of light water reactors of western design. This text should be of use to professional engineers interested in safety assessment of operating light water reactors, students interested in the principal safety features of LWRs, and others interested in tracing the design evolution of light water reactors. However, while ambitious in its scope, this text should not be viewed as presenting the levels of reactor safety of the various families of western reactor designs.

Three Mile Island

Three Mile Island
Author: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Special Inquiry Group
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1980
Genre: Nuclear power plants
ISBN:

Design-basis Accident Analysis Methods For Light-water Nuclear Power Plants

Design-basis Accident Analysis Methods For Light-water Nuclear Power Plants
Author: Robert Martin
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 717
Release: 2019-02-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9813275677

This book captures the principles of safety evaluation as practiced in the regulated light-water reactor nuclear industry, as established and stabilized over the last 30 years. It is expected to serve both the current industry and those planning for the future. The work's coverage of the subject matter is the broadest to date, including not only the common topics of modeling and simulation, but also methods supporting the basis for the underlying assumptions, the extension to radiological safety, what to expect in a licensing review, historical perspectives and the implication for new designs.This text is an essential resource for practitioners and students, on the current best-practices in nuclear power plant safety and their basis. Contributors of this work are subject matter experts in their specialties, much of which was nurtured and inspired by Prof. Larry Hochreiter, a prominent nuclear safety pioneer.Related Link(s)