Published June 1991 | Version v1
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Insights gained from PSAs of French 900MWe and 1300MWe units

Creators

  • 1. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Fontenay-aux-Roses, 92 (France). Inst. de Protection et de Surete Nucleaire
  • 2. Electricite de France (EDF), 92 - Clamart (France). Direction des Etudes et Recherches
  • 3. Electricite de France, Villeurbanne (France). Direction de l'Equipement
  • 4. Electricite de France (EDF), 75 - Paris (France). Direction de la Production et du Transport

Description

The two probabilistic safety assessments of 900MWe and 1300MWe Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) recently completed in France constitute an important knowledge resource for the assessment of PWR safety. One innovative feature of this research programme, which yielded many valuable lessons, comes from the fact that plant shutdown state and long term post-accident conditions were fully taken into account. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Probabilistic safety assessments of pressurised water reactors

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Engineering International
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
443
Series
Nucl. Eng. Int.
Journal Page Range
40-41, 44-45
ISSN
0029-5507
CODEN
NEINB

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
22091393
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR SAFETY; SAFETY ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SAFETY; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS