Data bases for rapid response to power reactor problems

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6930585

Maskewitz, B. F.

The urgency of the TMI-2 incident demanded prompt answers to an imperious situation. In responding to these challenging circumstances, both government and industry recognized deficiencies in both availability of essential retrievable data and calculational capabilities designed to respond immediately to actual abnormal events. Each responded by initiating new programs to provide a remedy for the deficiencies and to generally improve all safety measures in the nuclear power industry. Many data bases and information centers offer generic data and other technology resources which are generally useful in support of nuclear safety programs. A few centers can offer rapid access to calculational methods and associated data and more will make an effort to do so. As a beneficial spin-off from the lessons learned from TMI-2, more technical effort and financial resources will be devoted to the prevention of accidents, and to improvement of safety measures in the immediate future and for long term R and D programs by both government and the nuclear power industry.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6930585
• Report Number(s): CONF-801095-1; TRN: 80-019261
• Resource Relation: Conference: 7. international CODATA conference, Kyoto, Japan, 8 Oct 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INFORMATION NEEDS
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
THREE MILE ISLAND-2 REACTOR
ACCIDENTS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
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WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety