Safety of Soviet-designed nuclear powerplants : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session ... June 16, 1992

Foreword......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Objective (1.2–1.4)......Page 11
Structure (1.8)......Page 12
Safety objectives (2.1–2.8)......Page 13
The concept of defence in depth (2.9–2.11)......Page 15
Management of design (3.2–3.5)......Page 17
Operational experience and safety research (3.9)......Page 18
Quality assurance (3.14–3.16)......Page 19
Requirements for defence in depth (4.1–4.4)......Page 20
Accident prevention and plant safety characteristics (4.8)......Page 21
Safety classification (5.1–5.3)......Page 22
General design basis (5.4–5.31)......Page 23
Design for reliability of structures, systems and components (5.32–5.42)......Page 29
Provision for in-service testing, maintenance, repair, inspection and monitoring (5.43–5.44)......Page 31
Ageing (5.47)......Page 32
Human factors (5.48–5.56)......Page 33
Other design considerations (5.57–5.68)......Page 34
Safety analysis (5.69–5.73)......Page 36
Reactor core and associated features (6.1–6.20)......Page 38
Reactor coolant system (6.21–6.42)......Page 41
Containment system (6.43–6.67)......Page 45
Instrumentation and control (6.68–6.86)......Page 49
Waste treatment and control systems (6.90–6.95)......Page 53
Fuel handling and storage systems (6.96–6.98)......Page 54
Radiation protection (6.99–6.106)......Page 56
Appendix I - Postulated Initiating Events......Page 59
Appendix II - Redundancy, Diversity and Independance......Page 63
References......Page 66
Annex - Safety Functions for Boiling Water Reactors, Pressurized Water Reactors and Pressure Tube Reactors......Page 67
Glossary......Page 69
Contributors to Drafting and Review......Page 72
Advisory Bodies for the Endorsement of Safety Standards......Page 73