Published December 1992 | Version v1
Report

Safety and accident management of nuclear power plants

Description

A brief overview is given of the different stages of an accident in nuclear power plants and of computer programs, which are used for the simulation of such an accident. Next, one of these programs, SCDAP/RELAP 5, is discussed. This programme is specifically designed for the description of the thermohydraulic behaviour of the reactor system and the consequences of nuclear damage. 5 refs., 10 figs

Availability note (English)

Available from Netherlands Energy Research Foundation, Library ECN, P.O.Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten (NL).

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Dutch)
Veiligheid en ongevalsmanagement kerncentrales

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
Report number
ECN-RX--92-078

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
24050743
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTER CODES; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR DAMAGE; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SAFETY ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS