Special committee review of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's severe accident risks report (NUREG--1150)
- Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board (USA)
- California Univ., Los Angeles, CA (USA)
- Gesellschaft fuer Reaktorsicherheit mbH (GRS), Koeln (Germany, F.R.)
- Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, Stockholm (Sweden)
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Camb
In April 1989, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) published a draft report Severe Accident Risks: An Assessment for Five US Nuclear Power Plants,'' NUREG-1150. This report updated, extended and improved upon the information presented in the 1974 Reactor Safety Study,'' WASH-1400. Because the information in NUREG-1150 will play a significant role in implementing the NRC's Severe Accident Policy, its quality and credibility are of critical importance. Accordingly, the Commission requested that the RES conduct a peer review of NUREG-1150 to ensure that the methods, safety insights and conclusions presented are appropriate and adequately reflect the current state of knowledge with respect to reactor safety. To this end, RES formed a special committee in June of 1989 under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Committee, composed of a group of recognized national and international experts in nuclear reactor safety, was charged with preparing a report reflecting their review of NUREG-1150 with respect to the adequacy of the methods, data, analysis and conclusions it set forth. The report which precedes reflects the results of this peer review.
- Research Organization:
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USNRC
- OSTI ID:
- 6672066
- Report Number(s):
- NUREG-1420; ON: TI90017332; TRN: 90-029421
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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