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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Other Authors: Couturier, Jean, author (author), Schwarz, Michel, author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : EDP Sciences [2018]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Science & technology series.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009746174306719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • The authors
  • List of abbreviations
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Some of the Research Facilities Favored by IRSN in the Field of Nuclear Power Reactor Safety
  • Chapter 3. Research on Loss-of-coolant Accidents
  • Chapter 4. Research on Reactivity-initiated Accidents
  • Chapter 5. Research on Recirculation Cooling under Accident Conditions
  • Chapter 6. Research on Spent Fuel Pool Uncovery Accidents
  • Chapter 7. Research on Fires
  • Chapter 8. Research on Hazards associated to Natural Events
  • Chapter 9. Research on Core Melt Accidents
  • Chapter 10. Research on the Behavior of Components Important to the Safety of NPPs and More Particularly the Aging of Such Components
  • Chapter 11. Research in the Field of Human and Organizational Factors and, More Broadly, in Human and Social Sciences
  • Chapter 12. Other Research and Tracks of New Research