Published 1992 | Version v1
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Holistic safety analysis for advanced nuclear power plants

Creators

  • 1. Comissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)

Description

This paper reviews the basic methodology of safety analysis used in the ANGRA-I and ANGRA-II nuclear power plants, its weaknesses, the problems with public acceptance of the risks, the future of the nuclear energy in Brazil, as well as recommends a new methodology, HOLISTIC SAFETY ANALYSIS, to be used both in the design and licensing phases, for advanced reactors. (author)

Part of:
ANP'92 international conference on design and safety of advanced nuclear power plants

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Atomic Energy Society of Japan.
Imprint Place
Tokyo (Japan)
Imprint Title
ANP'92 international conference on design and safety of advanced nuclear power plants
Imprint Pagination
[2182 p.].
Journal Page Range
v. 3 p. 27.3/1-27.3/6.

Conference

Title
international conference on design and safety of advanced nuclear power plants.
Acronym
ANP'92
Dates
25-29 Oct 1992.
Place
Tokyo (Japan).

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
25006669
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANGRA-1 REACTOR; ANGRA-2 REACTOR; BRAZIL; DESIGN; HUMAN FACTORS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; POWER DEMAND; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REACTOR LICENSING; SAFETY ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
DEMAND; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; LATIN AMERICA; LICENSING; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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Notes
Imprint:Composed of four volumes.