Published April 1991 | Version v1
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Source term update - Summary and status

Creators

  • 1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA)

Description

The paper discusses the following topics related to source terms resulting from reactor core disruption in light water reactors: definition of source term, TID-14844 source term, use of source term in regulation: current siting practice and current plant design aspects; need for change in source term considerations; key activities under consideration; TID-14844 update; fission product timing; and iodine chemistry

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Eighteenth water reactor safety information meeting. Volume 2, Severe accident research, accident management, probabilistic risk assessment topics, individual plant examination program and other issues
Imprint Pagination
578 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 563-577.
Report number
NUREG/CP--0114-Vol.2

Conference

Title
18. water reactor safety information meeting.
Dates
22-24 Oct 1990.
Place
Rockville, MD (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23008667
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AEROSOLS; BWR TYPE REACTORS; CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; CONTROL ROOMS; DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENTS; EMERGENCY PLANS; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; IODINE; LEAKS; MITIGATION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIATION PROTECTION; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR LICENSING; REACTOR SAFETY; SAMPLING; SHIELDING; SITE SELECTION; SOURCE TERMS; TIME DEPENDENCE; US NRC
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; COLLOIDS; CONTAINMENT; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HALOGENS; LICENSING; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NONMETALS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SAFETY; SOLS; THERMAL REACTORS; US ORGANIZATIONS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-9010185--Vol.2.