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Modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor: Licensing Part I

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1828757
NRC PRA Policy Statement motivates risk-informed, performance-based (RIPB) approach to modular High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) licensing Complements traditional deterministic design approach to increase use of risk insights in design and licensing decisions Risk-informed approach: Explicit consideration to a broader set of challenges Logical prioritization of challenges Consideration of broader set of resources to defend against challenges Explicitly identifying and quantifying sources of uncertainty Better decision making by testing for sensitivity to key assumptions Performance-Based Approach: Measurable (or calculable) parameters for monitoring Objective criteria to assess performance
Research Organization:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-05ID14517
OSTI ID:
1828757
Report Number(s):
INL/MIS-21-62422-Rev000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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