Accident information needs

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7088730

Hanson, D J; Arcieri, W C; Ward, L W

A Five-step methodology has been developed to evaluate information needs for nuclear power plants under accident conditions and the availability of plant instrumentation during severe accidents. Step 1 examines the credible accidents and their relationships to plant safety functions. Step 2 determines the information personnel involved in accident management will need to understand plant behavior. Step 3 determines the capability of the instrumentation to function properly under severe accident conditions. Step 4 determines the conditions expected during the identified severe accidents. Step 5 compares the instrument capabilities and the severe accident conditions to evaluate the availability of the instrumentation to supply needed plant information.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USNRC; Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 7088730
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-92563; CONF-9211159-1; ON: DE93005182
• Resource Relation: Conference: Workshop on computerized accident management support, Halden (Norway), 19-20 Nov 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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