New perspectives on reactor safety

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6439232

Avery, R

Over the past few years a number of changes and new perspectives have come about in our approach to reactor safety. These changes have occurred over a period of time extending from as long ago as 1975, when WASH-1400 came out representing the first major application of probabilistic risk analysis (PRA) to US reactor plants. The period of change has extended from that time to the present, and includes new areas of focus such as safety goals, source term studies, and severe accident policy statement and approaches, including the IDCOR Program. It has also included a greatly increased interest in inherent safety. These areas are discussed in this paper.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6439232
• Report Number(s): CONF-860906-20; ON: DE87004977
• Resource Relation: Conference: Advances in reactor physics and safety meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA, 17 Sep 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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