Objectives for international co-operation in the field of nuclear safety: A joint challenge

1992 - Volume 34, Issue 2 | by Toepfer, K | The article discusses specific strategies and measures to be taken for securing nuclear safety and radiological protection under the future development of the peaceful use of nuclear energy ... Read more »

A formal international nuclear safety regime: The first steps

1992 - Volume 34, Issue 2 | by Rosen, M. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Safety) | Different aspects of establishing a formal international safety regime are discussed, including building public confidence. Ingredients of safety regime. IAEA activities in this respect. Convening a framework nuclear safety convention and supplementary protocols ... Read more »

Fundamental principles of protection and safety for nuclear power

1992 - Volume 34, Issue 2 | by Gonzalez, A.J. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Safety) | The purpose of this paper is to present a draft of a coherent set of fundamental principles of protection and safety for nuclear power, which might be considered as a basis for developing formal principles for an eventual de jure adoption by governments. The objective is to ... Read more »

A more vigorous approach to IAEA safety services

1992 - Volume 34, Issue 2 | by Yaremy, E.; Hide, K. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Safety) | The article reviews the IAEA's major services in the area of nuclear safety, and looks at the direction they are taking in response to the needs and interests of IAEA Member States ... Read more »

International safety review of WWER-440/230 nuclear power plants

1992 - Volume 34, Issue 2 | by Niehaus, F.; Lederman, L. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Safety) | This article presents an overview of the IAEA's programme covering the 10 operating WWER-440/230 plants, and briefly looks at plans being discussed for its second phase ... Read more »

Advanced reactors: Safety and environmental considerations

1992 - Volume 34, Issue 2 | by Kabanov, L.; Kupitz, J.; Goetzmann, C.A. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Nuclear Energy and Safety) | General trends for providing the safety level of the next generation of nuclear power plants(NPP) are discussed. The conclusion is made that the large number of concepts under consideration and the large number of design institutions the ultimate goals are to maintain and ... Read more »

Advanced light-water reactor: Russian approaches

1992 - Volume 34, Issue 2 | by Gagarinski, A.Yu.; Ignatiev, V.V.; Novikov, V.M.; Subbotin, S.A. (Gosudarstvennyj Komitet po Ispol'zovaniyu Atomnoj Ehnergii SSSR, Moscow (Russian Federation). Inst. Atomnoj Ehnergii) | The article presents a brief description of specific features for advanced LWRs now under development in Russia, including WWER-1000, WWER-500/600 and VPBER-600 projects ... Read more »

Nuclear safety and the European Community: Broadening perspectives

1992 - Volume 34, Issue 2 | by Brinkhorst, L.J. (Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium)) | The European Community's activities in harmonizing of regulations and practices in the field of nuclear safety are described. The issues of aid to Central and Eastern European countries as well as of public information, within this context, are discussed ... Read more »

International overview: Good practices at nuclear power plants

1992 - Volume 34, Issue 2 | by Calori, F.; Dular, J. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Nuclear Energy and Safety) | It is reported that to determine and analyze the reasons for differences in an energy availability factors observed at various nuclear power plants (NPP), the IAEA initiated two studies covering a number of plants. The article reviews the key purposes and aims of these two ... Read more »