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Reactor safety: different types, new types. (1991)

AuthorW.Biesiot
DateJune 1991
Classification 6.01.3.10/69 (NUCLEAR SAFETY - REACTORS - GENERAL)
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REACTOR SAFETY: DIFFERENT TYPES, NEW TYPES

1. Introduction

The purpose of this contribution is to describe the status of the debate on 
nuclear safety anno 1991.
To this end section 2 gives an overview over the most common type of 
nuclear reactors.
In section 3 the issue of nuclear safety is addressed. The experience from the past 
is described in general terms. The present issues are also discussed. The state of 
the art of the PSA technique is given. Recent developments in reactor technology 
form the last part of this section.
In order to assess the implications of the internationally formulated design 
requirements an example of the risk assessment for a newly planned power station 
is given in section 4.
This paper ends with a number of conclusions regarding nuclear safety.

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