Safety Margins of Operating Rectors

Safety Margins of Operating Rectors
Author: M. Antila
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789201181022

This TECDOC deals with a basic concept of safety margins and their role in assuring safety of nuclear Installations. The document describes capabilities of thermal hydraulic computer codes used to determine safety margins, evaluation of uncertainties, methods for safety margin evaluation and utilization of safety margins in operation and modifications of nuclear power plants.

Natural Circulation Phenomena and Modelling for Advanced Water Cooled Reactors

Natural Circulation Phenomena and Modelling for Advanced Water Cooled Reactors
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789201274106

Based on an IAEA coordinated research project focused on the use of passive safety systems and natural circulation to help meet the safety and economic goals of advanced nuclear power plants, this publication includes the identification and definition of the thermo-hydraulic phenomena that affect the reliability of passive safety systems, characterization of each phenomenon, integral tests to examine the passive systems and natural circulation, and a methodology for examining passive system reliability.

Cyclotron Produced Radionuclides

Cyclotron Produced Radionuclides
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789201002082

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of cyclotrons, with a special emphasis on production of radionuclides. Individual sections are devoted to accelerator technology, theoretical aspects of nuclear reactions, the technology behind targetry, techniques for preparation of targets, irradiation of targets under high beam currents, target processing and target recovery. This book will appeal to scientists and technologists interested in translating cyclotron technology into practice, as well as postgraduate students in this field.