Published December 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Ignalina: the first western-style SAR [Safety Analysis Report] of a Soviet designed plant

  • 1. R A Brown Associates (Canada)
  • 2. Future Resources Associates (United States)
  • 3. AEA Technology, Winfrith (United Kingdom)
  • 4. GRS (Germany)

Description

Ignalina unit 1 restarted at the end of September having met the priority requirements of an international panel that has been reviewing its safety. Unit 2 has now shut down and will not be restarted until it too has fulfilled the requirements. These recommendations and all the safety improvement efforts now underway at Ignalina are underpinned by the Safety Analysis Report (SAR) prepared by the station with the help of Western engineering organisations and the NSSS designer, RDIPE. The Ignalina experience should prove valuable in upgrading safety at other Soviet-designed plants. (Author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Engineering International
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
521
Journal Page Range
p. 32-36.
ISSN
0029-5507
CODEN
NEINBF