Published June 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Safety analysis and license of rod drop time issue at Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant

  • 1. Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant, Shenzhen, GD (China)

Description

The rod drop time event of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant is caused by the malfunction of the guide tube developed by Framatome. Three temporary solutions were implemented successively and the long term solution was found in the process of searching for the root cause. The different solutions and the root cause are introduced. The safety analysis and license of the solutions are mainly discussed. Experiences and lessons are drawn by summarizing the important items related to nuclear safety

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Power Engineering
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 193-199.
ISSN
0258-0926
CODEN
HDGOE6