Safety of Nuclear Reactors

On a Long Term Strategy for the Success of Nuclear Power

The current generation of nuclear reactors are evolutionary in design, mostly based on the technology originally designed to power submarines, and dominated by light water reactors. The aims of the Generation IV consortium are driven by sustainability, safety and reliability, economics, and proliferation resistance. The aims are extended here to encompass the ultimate and universal vision for s...

Transmutation of Fission Products in Reactors and Accelerator-driven Systems

A comparison is made between the use of nuclear reactors and of acceleratordriven systems for the transmutation of long-lived fission products. Energy flows and mass flows in several scenarios are considered. Economical and safety aspects of the transmutation scenarios are compared.

SAFETY DEMONSTRATION OF GEH ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DESIGNS A summary of risk results and benefits of risk-informed regulatory initiatives

Probabilistic Safety Assessments (PSAs) have been performed during the design process for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) advanced nuclear power plant designs, including the ABWR and ESBWR advanced LWRs and the advanced sodium-cooled PRISM fast reactor. As part of the process for each plant, PSA results and risk insights have been developed and provisions were included to ensure that PSA modeli...

ONR GUIDE CHEMISTRY OF OPERATING CIVIL NUCLEAR REACTORS Document Type: Nuclear Safety Technical Assessment Guide Unique Document ID and Revision

Thermo-hydraulics of Nuclear Reactors

This book provides a concise and up-to-date summary of the essential thermo-hydraulic analyses and design principles of nuclear reactors for electricity generation. Beginning with the basic nuclear physics, it leads through technical and quantitative analyses to descriptions of both the normal operation of the various modern nuclear reactor designs and the analyses of the possible departures fr...