Nuclear safety in light water reactors /

This vital reference is the only one-stop resource on how to assess, prevent, and manage severe nuclear accidents in the light water reactors (LWRs) that pose the most risk to the public. LWRs are the predominant nuclear reactor in use around the world today, and they will continue to be the most fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sehgal, Bal Raj
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Light water reactors > Risk assessment.
Light water reactors > Safety measures.
R�eacteurs �a eau l�eg�ere > �Evaluation du risque.
R�eacteurs �a eau l�eg�ere > S�ecurit�e > Mesures.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Light water reactor safety, a historical review
  • In-vessel core degradation
  • Early containment failure
  • Late containment failure
  • Fission product release and transport
  • Severe accident management
  • Environmental consequences and management of a severe accident
  • Integral codes for severe accident analyses
  • Appendix 1: Corium thermodynamics and thermophysics
  • Appendix 2: Severe accidents in CANDU (PHWR).

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