Published 1980
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New reactor safety is assured in the United States
Description
This paper describes the present system in the U.S. for assuring the safety of large nuclear power reactors. The author discusses the strengths and weakness of the present safety regulatory system as he sees them Emphasis is placed on pWRs and BWRs since these are the large commercial reactors in the U.S. The emphasis is also on safety through regulation
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Plenum Press.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY (USA)
- Imprint Title
- Energy for the year 2000
- Journal Page Range
- p. 315-324.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18042311
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BWR TYPE REACTORS; COMMERCIALIZATION; LEGAL ASPECTS; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIATION PROTECTION; REACTOR SAFETY; REGULATIONS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SAFETY STANDARDS; SITE SELECTION; US NRC
- Descriptors DEC
- ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; INDUSTRY; LAW; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SAFETY; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; US ORGANIZATIONS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS