The IAEA Safety Standards Series include, in a hierarchical manner, the categories of Safety Fundamentals, Safety Requirements and Safety Guides, which define the elements necessary to ensure the safety of nuclear installations. In the same way as nuclear technology and scientific knowledge advance continuously, also safety requirements may change with these advances. Therefore, in the framework of the International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) one important aspect among others refers to user requirements on the safety of innovative nuclear installations, which may come into operation within the next fifty years. In this respect, the major objectives of the INPRO subtask “User Requirements and Nuclear Energy Development Criteria in the Area of Safety” have been: a. to overview existing national and international requirements in the safety area, b. to define high level user requirements in the area of safety of innovative nuclear technologies, c. to compile and to analyze existing innovative reactor and fuel cycle technology enhancement concepts and approaches intended to achieve a high degree of safety, and d. to identify the general areas of safety R&D needs for the establishment of these technologies. During the discussions it became evident that the application of the defence in depth strategy will continue to be the overriding approach for achieving the general safety objective in nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities, where the emphasis will be shifted from mitigation of accident consequences more towards prevention of accidents. In this context, four high level user requirements have been formulated for the safety of innovative nuclear reactors and fuel cycles. On this basis safety strategies for innovative reactor designs are highlighted in each of the five levels of defence in depth and specific requirements are discussed for the individual components of the fuel cycle.
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10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
April 14–18, 2002
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division
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0-7918-3596-0
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B. Kuczera,
B. Kuczera
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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P. E. Juhn,
P. E. Juhn
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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K. Fukuda
K. Fukuda
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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B. Kuczera
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
P. E. Juhn
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
K. Fukuda
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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ICONE10-22500, pp. 905-910; 6 pages
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March 4, 2009
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Kuczera, B, Juhn, PE, & Fukuda, K. "Development Trends in Nuclear Technology and Related Safety Aspects." Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. 10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 2. Arlington, Virginia, USA. April 14–18, 2002. pp. 905-910. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22500
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