Nuclear safety as applied to space power reactor systems

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6557824

Cummings, G E

To develop a strategy for incorporating and demonstrating safety, it is necessary to enumerate the unique aspects of space power reactor systems from a safety standpoint. These features must be differentiated from terrestrial nuclear power plants so that our experience can be applied properly. Some ideas can then be developed on how safe designs can be achieved so that they are safe and perceived to be safe by the public. These ideas include operating only after achieving a stable orbit, developing an inherently safe design, ''designing'' in safety from the start and managing the system development (design) so that it is perceived safe. These and other ideas are explored further in this paper.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6557824
• Report Number(s): UCRL-95301; CONF-870102-22; ON: DE87008726
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. symposium on space nuclear power systems, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 12 Jan 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
SPACE POWER REACTORS
DESIGN
REACTOR SAFETY
LAUNCHING
RADIATION HAZARDS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REACTOR OPERATION
REENTRY
ACCIDENTS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MOBILE REACTORS
OPERATION
POWER REACTORS
REACTORS
SAFETY
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