Current state of research on pressurized water reactor safety

For more than 40 years, IPSN then IRSN has conducted research and development on nuclear safety, specifically concerning pressurized water reactors, which are the reactor type used in France. This publication reports on the progress of this research and development in each area of study - loss-of-co...

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Main Authors Couturier, Jean, Schwarz, Michel
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Les Ulis EDP Sciences 2021
SeriesInstitut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
Subjects
Nuclear
Nuclear reactors
SCIENCE / Radiation
Security measures
Water cooled reactors
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents --
  • Chapter 11. Research in the Field of Human and Organizational Factors and, More Broadly, in Human and Social Sciences --
  • Preface --
  • Chapter 8. Research on Hazards associated to Natural Events --
  • Chapter 5. Research on Recirculation Cooling under Accident Conditions --
  • Foreword --
  • Chapter 6. Research on Spent Fuel Pool Uncovery Accidents --
  • Chapter 10. Research on the Behavior of Components Important to the Safety of NPPs and More Particularly the Aging of Such Components --
  • Chapter 7. Research on Fires --
  • Chapter 9. Research on Core Melt Accidents --
  • Chapter 12. Other Research and Tracks of New Research
  • Chapter 1. Introduction --
  • Chapter 4. Research on Reactivity-initiated Accidents --
  • Chapter 2. Some of the Research Facilities Favored by IRSN in the Field of Nuclear Power Reactor Safety --
  • Frontmatter --
  • Chapter 3. Research on Loss-of-coolant Accidents --
  • The authors --
  • List of abbreviations --