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Conference Article: Trends in safety criteria for future reactor plants

Hicken, E. (Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (Germany). Inst. fuer Sicherheitsforschung und Reaktortechnik)

Abstract

Design, commissioning and operation of nuclear power plants require safety criteria to achieve a specific safety level. Formally, safety criteria are related to laws, regulations and guidelines. Because in all major countries new criteria are not yet fixed, the term ''safety criteria'' is used here in a broader sense including views from individuals. Several trends in safety criteria are discussed and justified and approaches to reduce accident dose so that evacuation of the public is not necessary are reviewed.

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key words: Gas Cooled Reactor, Nuclear Technology
Reference:
Specialists meeting on decay heat removal and heat transfer under normal and accident conditions in gas cooled reactors. Juelich (Germany). 6-8 Jul 1992
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--757, pp:89-92