Plan for research to improve the safety of light-water nuclear power plants

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5016075

This is the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's first annual report to Congress on recommendations for research on improving the safety of light-water nuclear power plants. Suggestions for reactor safety research were identified in, or received from, various sources, including the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, the NRC regulatory staff, and the consultants to the Research Review Group. After an initial screening to eliminate those not related to improved reactor safety, all the suggestions were consolidated into research topics. It is recommended that the following research projects be carried out: alternate containment concepts, especially vented containments; alternate decay heat removal concepts, especially add-on bunkered systems; alternate emergency core cooling concepts; improved in-plant accident response; and advanced seismic designs.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. (USA). Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
• OSTI ID: 5016075
• Report Number(s): NUREG-0438; TRN: 78-010663
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Report to the Congress of the United States of America
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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