Published December 2001 | Version v1
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Presentation summary, safety design aspects and U.S. licensing challenges of the pebble bed modular reactor

  • 1. Exelon Generation (United States)
  • 2. PBMR Pty. (South Africa)

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This presentation consists of three sections: An overview of the status of the PBMR project in South Africa, a review of the design features and philosophy being utilized to design the PBMR, and a summary of the key licensing issues that Exelon has identified in assessing the licensability of the PBMR for application in this country

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Proceedings of the advisory committee on reactor safeguards workshop on future reactors

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the advisory committee on reactor safeguards workshop on future reactors
Imprint Pagination
340 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 59-76
Report number
NUREG/CP--0175

Conference

Title
Advisory committee on reactor safeguards workshop on future reactors
Dates
4-5 Jun 2001
Place
Rockville, MD (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35050481
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; DESIGN; FISSION PRODUCTS; FUEL INTEGRITY; MODULAR STRUCTURES; NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY; PEBBLE BED REACTORS; REACTOR LICENSING; REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA
Descriptors DEC
AFRICA; CONTAINMENT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; ISOTOPES; LICENSING; MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS

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Secondary number(s)
INIS-XA-N--007