Some aspects of nuclear power plant safety under war conditions

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Nuclear Technology; (United States)

OSTI ID:6551427

Stritar, A; Mavko, B; Susnik, J; Sarler, B ^[1]

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1. Jozef Stefan Inst., Ljubljana (Slovenia)

In the summer of 1991, the Krsko nuclear power plant in Slovenia found itself in an area of military operations. This was probably the first commercial nuclear power plant to have been threatened by an attack by fighter jets. A number of never-before-asked questions had to be answered by the operating staff and supporting organizations. Some aspects of nuclear power plant safety under war conditions are described, such as the selection of the best plant operating state before the attack and the determination of plant system vulnerability and dose releases from the potentially damaged spent fuel in the spent-fuel pit. The best operating mode to which the plant should be brought before the attack is cold shutdown, and radiological consequences to the environment after the spent fuel is damaged and the water in the pit is lost are not very high. The problem of nuclear power plant safety under war conditions should be addressed in more detail in the future.

• OSTI ID: 6551427
• Journal Information: Nuclear Technology; (United States), Journal Name: Nuclear Technology; (United States) Vol. 101:2; ISSN 0029-5450; ISSN NUTYBB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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