Nuclear power performance and safety. V.1.: Performance, overview and prospects

The International Conference on Nuclear Power Performance and Safety, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency, was held at the Austria Centre Vienna (ACV) in Vienna, Austria, from 28 September to 2 October 1987. The objective of the Conference was to promote an exchange of worldwide information on the current trends in the performance and safety of nuclear power and its fuel cycle, and to take a forward look at the expectations and objectives for the 1990s. This objective was accomplished through presentation and discussion of about 200 papers at the Conference. Almost 500 participants and observers from 40 countries and 12 organizations discussed three major questions which were posed as the focus for this Conference: (1) What are the current trends and major issues with regard to performance and safety of nuclear power, the nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste management? (2) What steps are being taken or need to be taken to resolve outstanding issues in order to improve the performance of nuclear power with assured safety? (3) What performance objectives and achievements can be anticipated for the 1990s? All presentations of this Conference were divided into six volumes. This is the first volume which contains the following information: Introduction, summaries, the prospects for nuclear power in the 1990s, the need for safety in nuclear power programmes, performance of nuclear power plants, outlook for the future, nuclear power economics and financing. All presentations of Volume 1 were divided into six chapters: Introduction (1 paper); summaries of the conference (3 papers); the prospects for nuclear power in the 1990s (4 papers); the need for safety in nuclear power programmes (2 papers); performance of nuclear power plants; outlook for the future (6 papers); nuclear power economics and financing (5 papers). A separate abstract was prepared for each of these 21 papers. Refs, figs and tabs