Published March 1976
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Journal article
Safety of pressurized water reactors: problems and corresponding studies
Creators
- 1. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Dept. de Surete Nucleaire
Description
The author recalls the safety problems subject to researches in the CEA, either because of their importance or because studies made abroad were not sufficiently developed or were classified or in order to acquire an independent judgement when safety is concerned. Those problems and studies are submitted referring to the 3 existing shields between man and dangerous materials: fuel element can, thermal shield, (pressure vessel and pipes), biological shield of which the behaviour is studied in connection with outside aggressions such as earthquakes, plane crashes, chemical explosions..
Abstract (French)
L'auteur evoque les problemes de surete qui font l'objet d'etudes au C.E.A. soit en raison de leur importance, soit parce que les recherches faites a l'etranger n'etaient pas assez developpees ou etaient couvertes par le secret, soit encore pour acquerir un jugement independant en matiere de surete. Ces problemes et etudes sont presentes en se referant aux trois barrieres existant entre les produits dangereux et l'homme: gaine de l'element combustible, enveloppe du circuit primaire (cuve et canalisations), enceinte de confinement dont on etudie le comportement a l'egard d'agression externes telles que seisme, chute d'avions, explosions chimiques..Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- La surete des reacteurs a eau sous pression: problemes et etudes correspondantes
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Ann. Mines
- Journal Volume
- 182
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Ann. Mines.
- Journal Page Range
- 89-100
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 8281364
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- AIRCRAFT; CEA; CONTAINMENT SHELLS; EARTHQUAKES; FRANCE; FUEL CANS; FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE; PIPES; PRESSURE VESSELS; PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR SAFETY; RUPTURES; SECURITY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; CONTAINERS; CONTAINMENT; COOLING SYSTEMS; EUROPE; FAILURES; FRENCH ORGANIZATIONS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; REACTORS; SAFETY; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS