Download or read book Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Risk Informed Assessment of Regulatory and Design Requirements for Future Nuclear Power Plants Annual Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overall goal of this research project is to support innovation in new nuclear power plant designs. This project is examining the implications, for future reactors and future safety regulation, of utilizing a new risk-informed regulatory system as a replacement for the current system. This innovation will be made possible through development of a scientific, highly risk-informed approach for the design and regulation of nuclear power plants. This approach will include the development and.lor confirmation of corresponding regulatory requirements and industry standards. The major impediment to long term competitiveness of new nuclear plants in the U.S. is the capital cost component--which may need to be reduced on the order of 35% to 40% for Advanced Light Water Reactors (ALWRs) such as System 80+ and Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR). The required cost reduction for an ALWR such as AP600 or AP1000 would be expected to be less. Such reductions in capital cost will require a fundamental reevaluation of the industry standards and regulatory bases under which nuclear plants are designed and licensed. Fortunately, there is now an increasing awareness that many of the existing regulatory requirements and industry standards are not significantly contributing to safety and reliability and, therefore, are unnecessarily adding to nuclear plant costs. Not only does this degrade the economic competitiveness of nuclear energy, it results in unnecessary costs to the American electricity consumer. While addressing these concerns, this research project will be coordinated with current efforts of industry and NRC to develop risk-informed, performance-based regulations that affect the operation of the existing nuclear plants; however, this project will go farther by focusing on the design of new plants.
Download or read book Nuclear Regulation written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nuclear Regulatory Commission written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why GAO Did This StudyIn 1975, a fire at a nuclear power plant damaged critical control cables and hampered operators' ability to monitor the status of the plant's reactor. NRC subsequently issued deterministic fire safety regulations for plants to follow, but differences in plant design, coupled with changes in NRC guidance, made it difficult for most plants to meet the regulations without seeking numerous exemptions. In 2004, NRC issued a regulation permitting plants to voluntarily transition to risk-informed fire protection requirements. This new approach mirrors NRC's efforts to adopt a more risk-informed regulatory approach to nuclear safety in general. In 2008, GAO reported on three key fire safety issues and recommended NRC take action to address them.GAO was asked to examine (1) NRC's progress in resolving the long-standing fire safety issues raised in GAO's 2008 report at plants remaining under the deterministic approach and at those plants transitioning to the risk-informed approach; (2) the potential benefits of transitioning to a risk-informed approach and the basis for NRC's decision to make adoption of this approach voluntary; and (3) challenges, if any, in efforts to transition to a risk-informed approach in regulating fire safety. GAO reviewed documents; analyzed responses from operators at a nonprobability sample of 12 nuclear plants and from nine consultants or academic experts on fire safety issues and risk-informed regulations; and interviewed NRC, industry, and public interest group"
Download or read book Risk Informed Regulation of Nuclear Facilities written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report contains guidance on the use of risk information by a regulatory body as part of an integrated decision-making process, covering risk informed decision making and risk informed regulation processes. It considers the advantages and potential safety benefits of risk informed regulation, as well as possible problem areas and expected difficulties.
Download or read book Supplement No 1 to the Safety Evaluation Report by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Matter of Ohio Edison Company Toledo Edison Company Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Duquesne Light Company and Pennsylvania Power Comapany Erie Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos STN 50 580 and STN 50 581 written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safety Evaluation Report by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Matter of Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company William H Zimmer Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 Docket No 50 358 written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safety Evaluation Report by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Matter of Power Authority of the State of New York Greene County Nuclear Power Plant Docket No 50 549 written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Supplement No 4 to the Safety Evaluation Report by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Matter of Boston Edison Company Et Al Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 Docket No 50 471 written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regulatory and Technical Reports written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Division of Technical Information and Document Control and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes indexes.
Download or read book Technical Review of Risk Informed Performance Based Methods for Nuclear Power Plant Fire Protection Analyses written by U.s. Nuclear Reglatory Commission and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has instituted an initiative for regulatory improvement to focus license and NRC resources on risk significant activities.
Download or read book Safety Evaluation Report by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Matter of Tennessee Valley Authority Yellow Creek Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos STN 50 566 and STN 50 567 written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safety Evaluation Report by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Matter of Ohio Edison Company Toledo Edison Company Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Duquesne Light Company and Pennsylvania Power Company Erie Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos STN 50 580 and STN 50 581 written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Basic Safety Principles for Nuclear Power Plants written by International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present report is a revision of Safety Series No. 75-INSAG-3 (1988), updating the statements made on the objectives and principles of safe design and operation for electricity generating nuclear power plants. It includes the improvements made in the safety of operating nuclear power plants and identifies the principles underlying the best current safety policies to be applied in future plants. It presents INSAG's understanding of the principles underlying the best current safety policies and practices of the nuclear power industry.
Download or read book Nuclear Regulatory Commission written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On March 11, 2011, an earthquake triggered a tsunami wave that exceeded the seawall at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, leading to the release of radioactive material into the environment. The disaster raised questions about the threats that natural hazards, such as earthquakes and floods, may pose to U.S. commercial nuclear power reactors. NRC licenses and regulates U.S. nuclear power reactors. NRC criteria for licensees to assess natural hazards were developed using an approach that required reactors to be designed according to a set of potential accidents using deterministic analysis. Since the 1990s, NRC has been encouraging the use of PRA as part of a risk-informed, performance-based approach.GAO was asked to (1) determine the extent to which PRA is applied to natural hazards at operating U.S. reactors and (2) describe expert views on and suggested changes, if any, to NRC processes for assessing natural hazards at such reactors. GAO reviewed documents; analyzed responses from 15 experts in assessing nuclear reactor risks and/or natural hazards; visited five selected nuclear power plants; and interviewed NRC officials and industry and public interest group representatives."
Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Supplement No 1 to the Safety Evaluation Report written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
