1995 Accident Sequence Precursor (ASP) Program results

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1997 · Nuclear Safety

OSTI ID:642366

Muhlheim, M D; Belles, R J; Cletcher, J W; Copinger, D A ^[1]; O`Reilly, P D ^[2]; Dolan, B W; Minarick, J W ^[3]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
3. Science Applications International Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The Accident Sequence Precursor (ASP) Program involves the systematic review and evaluation of operational events that have occurred at light-water reactors to identify and categorize precursors to potential severe core damage accident sequences. The results of the ASP Program are published in an annual report. The most recent report, which contains the precursors for 1995, is NUREG/CR-4674, Volume 23, Precursors to Potential Severe Core Damage Accidents: 1995, A Status Report, published in April 1997. This article provides an overview of the ASP review and evaluation process and a summary of the results for 1995.

• OSTI ID: 642366
• Journal Information: Nuclear Safety, Journal Name: Nuclear Safety Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 38; ISSN 0029-5604; ISSN NUSAAZ
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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