Published May 1982
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Journal article
A PWR for the UK
Creators
Description
A review is given of points made by a number of the speakers at a two day symposium held in March 1982 to discuss features of the design of the proposed UK PWR power station. Details of special safety features, the case for secondary containment problems arising from pressure vessel integrity aspects, costs and the strategic commercial case for the adoption of PWR's, were among the topics considered. (U.K.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Atom (London)
- Journal Issue
- no.307
- Series
- Atom (London).
- ISSN
- 0004-7015
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 13700221
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; COST; ECONOMICS; MEETINGS; PLANNING; PRESSURE VESSELS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SPECIFICATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM
- Descriptors DEC
- CONTAINERS; CONTAINMENT; EUROPE; REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Presented at a two-day seminar on the design of the PWR proposed for Sizewell B, in Birmingham, UK in March 1982.