WASH-1400: insights utilized in assessing alternate containment designs. [PWR]

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5147230

Carlson, D D; Hickman, J W; Taylor, M A

The Reactor Safety Study (WASH-1400) identified two characteristics important for comparing the relative value and impact of alternate containment designs. First, that the public risk from nuclear reactor accidents stems principally from Class 9 or core-meltdown accidents, and second, that the nature of the containment failure in the core-meltdown accident is a major factor in determining the resultant public consequences. These two characteristics were used to identify a set of containment design alternatives which appear to provide the greatest potential for reducing public risk at the most reasonable cost.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, N.Mex. (USA); Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 5147230
• Report Number(s): SAND-77-1353C; CONF-780507-7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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