Risk comparisons based on representative source terms with the NUREG-1150 results [electronic resource].
- Published
- Rockville, Md. : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1993.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- 13 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- Standardized source terms, based on a specified release of fission products during potential accidents at commercial light water nuclear reactors, have been used for a long time for regulatory purposes. The siting of nuclear power plants, for example, which is governed by Part 100 of the Code of Federal Regulations Title 10, has utilized the source term recommended in TID-14844 supplemented by Regulatory Guides 1.3 and 1.4 and the Standard Review Plan. With the introduction of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) methods, the source terms became characterized not only by the amount of fission products released, but also by the probability of the release. In the Reactor Safety Study, for example, several categories of source terms, characterized by release severity and probability, were developed for both pressurized and boiling water reactors (PWRs and BWRs). These categories were based on an understanding of the likely paths and associated phenomenology of accident progression following core damage to possible failure of the containment and release to the environment.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:bnl-nureg--49023
E 1.99: conf-940312--61
conf-940312--61
bnl-nureg--49023 - Subject(s)
- Other Subject(s)
- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
12/01/1993.
"bnl-nureg--49023"
" conf-940312--61"
"DE94011926"
2. Probabilistic safety assessment and management conference (PSAM),San Diego, CA (United States),20-24 Mar 1994.
Davis, R.E.; Hanson, A.L.; Mubayi, V. - Funding Information
- AC02-76CH00016
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