The use of PRA in the development of ALWR (advanced light water reactor) design requirements. [Advanced Light Water Reactors]
- Safety and Reliability Optimization Services, Inc., Knoxville, TN (USA)
- TENERA, L.P., Bethesda, MD (USA)
- USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
The current hiatus in nuclear power plant orders provides an opportunity for the development of advanced light water reactor (ALWR) design concepts and regulatory requirements which incorporate the insights gained from the application of the probabilistic risk assessment. The US Department of Energy is assisting the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in the incorporation of PRA insights into the specification of the utility requirements, and reactor vendors in support of the conceptual design of safety systems, for such advanced plants. This paper reviews the applications of PRA methods in this development of specifications for, and the design of simplified, rugged ALWRs with a significantly improved risk profile. Specific examples of the impact of utilizing published PRA insights, construction and use of functional PRA models, and feedback of PRA experience into the specification of the key assumptions and groundrules for ALWR PRAs are presented. 13 refs., 3 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/NE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 6492311
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-M-89454; CONF-891208-34; ON: DE91001817
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Winter annual meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, San Francisco, CA (USA), 10-15 Dec 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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