Passive and inherent safety technologies for light-water nuclear reactors
Passive/inherent safety implies a technical revolution in our approach to nuclear power safety. This direction is discussed herein for light-water reactors (LWRs) -- the predominant type of power reactor used in the world today. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) the approach to the development of passive/inherent safety for LWRs consists of four steps: identify and quantify safety requirements and goals; identify and quantify the technical functional requirements needed for safety; identify, invent, develop, and quantify technical options that meet both of the above requirements; and integrate safety systems into designs of economic and reliable nuclear power plants. Significant progress has been achieved in the first three steps of this program. The last step involves primarily the reactor vendors. These activities, as well as related activities worldwide, are described here. 27 refs., 7 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/NE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 7028226
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-900828-4; ON: DE90014215; TRN: 90-028836
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Summer national meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, San Diego, CA (USA), 19-22 Aug 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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