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Light water reactor safety /

This book describes the principles and practices of reactor safety as applied to the design, regulation and operation of light water reactors, combining a historical approach with an up-to-date account of the safety, technology and operating experience of both pressurized water reactors and boiling...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pershagen, Bengt (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [England] ; Elmsford, New York : Pergamon Press, 1989.
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  • Front Cover; Light Water Reactor Safety; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. HISTORICAL REVIEW; 2.1 Developments in the USA; 2.2 Developments in Sweden; References; CHAPTER 3. ELEMENTS OF REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; 3.1 Basic Principles; 3.2 Reactor Fuel; 3.3 Fission Power; 3.4 Heat Transfer; 3.5 Structural Mechanics; References; CHAPTER 4. BOILING WATER REACTORS; 4.1 Reactor Vessel and Internals; 4.2 Primary Process Systems; 4.3 Reactor Containment; 4.4 Turbine-Generator Plant; 4.5 Control and Monitoring Systems; 4.6 Electrical Systems
  • 4.7 Main Technical Data for Swedish BWRsReferences; CHAPTER 5. PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; 5.1 Reactor Vessel and Internals; 5.2 Reactor Coolant System; 5.3 Reactor Containment; 5.4 Control Systems; 5.5 Main Technical Data for Swedish PWRs; References; CHAPTER 6. NUCLEAR RADIATION; 6.1 Basic Concepts; 6.2 Emission Rates; 6.3 Fission Product Behaviour; 6.4 Fission Product Release; 6.5 Activity Removal Facilities; 6.6 Radiation Protection; References; CHAPTER 7. SAFETY PRINCIPLES; 7.1 Radiological Criteria; 7.2 Safety Design; 7.3 Safety During Operation; 7.4 Safety Administration; References
  • CHAPTER 8. SAFETY SYSTEMS8.1 Boiling Water Reactors; 8.2 Pressurized Water Reactors; 8.3 Safety Functions; 8.4 Data for Safety Systems; References; CHAPTER 9. DETERMINISTIC SAFETY ANALYSIS; 9.1 Type of Events; 9.2 Criteria; 9.3 Analytical Methods; 9.4 LOCA in BWR; 9.5 LOCA in PWR; 9.6 Transients in BWR; 9.7 Transients in PWR; 9.8 External Events; References; CHAPTER 10. PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ANALYSIS; 10.1 Scope of Analysis; 10.2 Reliability Technology; 10.3 Plant Analyses; 10.4 Fracture Probabilities; 10.5 External Events; References; CHAPTER 11. SEVERE ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; 11.1 Core Meltdown
  • 11.2 Thermohydraulic Analysis11.3 Internal Source Terms; 11.4 Containment Analysis; 11.5 External Source Terms; References; CHAPTER 12. CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS; 12.1 Methodology; 12.2 Deterministic Analysis; 12.3 Probabilistic Analysis; 12.4 Risk Assessment; References; CHAPTER 13. OPERATING EXPERIENCE; 13.1 Plant Availability; 13.2 Activity Release and Occupational Exposure; 13.3 Safety-related Events; 13.4 Significant Events; 13.5 The Three Mile Island Accident; 13.6 Feedback of Experience; 13.7 The Chernobyl Accident; References; CHAPTER 14. SAFETY IMPROVEMENT; 14.1 Generic Safety Issues
  • 14.2 Impact of the TMI Accident14.3 Plant Modification; References; CHAPTER 15. REACTOR SAFETY RESEARCH; 15.1 Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow; 15.2 Fuel and Cladding; 15.3 Materials and Mechanics; 15.4 Corrosion and Water Chemistry; 15.5 Instrumentation and Control; 15.6 Reliability and Uncertainties; 15.7 Core Melting and Containment Behaviour; References; CHAPTER 16. SECURE REACTORS; 16.1 Safety Philosophy; 16.2 The PIUS Principle; 16.3 SECURE-H; 16.4 SECURE-P; References; Index