The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident OECD/NEA Nuclear Safety Response and Lessons Learnt

This report outlines international efforts to strengthen nuclear regulation, safety, research and radiological protection in the post-Fukushima context. It also highlights key messages and lessons learnt, notably as related to assurance of safety, shared responsibilities, human and organisational fa...

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Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Nuclear Energy Agency
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2013.
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  • Executive summary 7 Introduction  11 Immediate response by NEA member countries  15 -Initiating events 16 -Loss of safety functions 18 -Accident management  23 -Defence-in-depth 24 -Emergency preparedness and planning 27 -Radiological protection 28 -Post-accident recovery and clean-up 29 -Regulatory infrastructure 30 NEA initial considerations and approach 31 NEA actions in follow-up to the Fukushima Daiichi accident  35 -Nuclear regulation 35
  • Accident management  35
  • Defence-in-depth (DiD) concept and implementation  36
  • Review of precursor events 37
  • Regulation of nuclear site selection 37
  • Crisis communication 37 -Nuclear safety  38
  • Human performance under extreme conditions 38
  • Filtered containment venting 38
  • Hydrogen management 39
  • Robustness of electrical systems 39
  • Spent fuel pool accident conditions 40
  • Risk analysis for natural external hazards 40
  • High seismic loads on metallic components  40
  • Software tools for the estimation of fission product releases 41 -Joint research projects  42
  • Benchmark Study of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (BSAF)  43
  • Hydrogen Mitigation Experiments for Reactor Safety (HYMERES) 43
  • PWR transient tests under postulated accident scenarios (PKL phase 3)  44
  • Advanced Thermal-hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation (ATLAS) 45 -New reactors 45 -Radiological protection 46
  • Radiological protection aspects of the Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident 46
  • Nuclear emergencies  47
  • Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE)  48 -Support for the ICRP dialogue initiative  49 -Legal framework and liabilities 49 Direct support to Japan by the NEA 51 Key messages  53 -Assurance of safety  53 -Shared responsibilities 53 -Human and organisational factors 54 -Defence-in-depth (DiD)  54 -Stakeholder engagement 55 -Crisis communication 55 -International aspects of emergency preparedness 56 -Trade and transport issues 56 -Research and development 56 -International co-operation and the NEA contribution  56 Conclusions 59 Acknowledgements 61 List of acronyms and abbreviations 63