Accident management for severe accidents

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6796970

Bari, R A; Pratt, W T; Lehner, J; Leonard, M; Disalvo, R; Sheron, B

The management of severe accidents in light water reactors is receiving much attention in several countries. The reduction of risk by measures and/or actions that would affect the behavior of a severe accident is discussed. The research program that is being conducted by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission focuses on both in-vessel accident management and containment and release accident management. The key issues and approaches taken in this program are summarized. 6 refs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6796970
• Report Number(s): BNL-NUREG-41964; CONF-881014-16; ON: DE89004899
• Resource Relation: Conference: International European Nuclear Society/American Nuclear Society meeting on thermal reactor safety, Avignon, France, 2 Oct 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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