Fire hazard is an important issue for the safety of nuclear power plants: the main internal hazard in terms of frequency, and probably one the most significant with regards to the design costs. AFCEN is publishing in 2018 a new code for fire protection of new built PWR nuclear plants, so-called RCC-F. This code is an evolution of the former ETC-F code which has been applied to different EPR plants under construction (Flamanville 3 (FA3, France), Hinkley Point C (HPC, United Kingdom), Taïshan (TSN, China)). The RCC-F code presents significant enhancement and evolutions resulting from eight years of work by the AFCEN dedicated sub-committee, involving a panel of contributors from the nuclear field. It is now opened to any type of PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) type of nuclear power plants and not any longer limited to EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) plants. It can potentially be adapted to other light water concepts. Its objective is to help engineers design the fire prevention and protection scheme, systems and equipment with regards to the safety case and the defense in depth taking into account the French and European experience in the field. It deals also with the national regulations, with two appendices dedicated to French and British regulations respectively. The presentation gives an overview of the code specifications and focuses on the significant improvements.
Skip Nav Destination
2018 26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
July 22–26, 2018
London, England
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division
ISBN:
978-0-7918-5147-0
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
AFCEN RCC-F: A New Standard for the Fire Protection Design of New Built Light Water Nuclear Power Plants Available to Purchase
Bernard Gautier,
Bernard Gautier
Electricité de France, Lyon, France
Search for other works by this author on:
Mickael Cesbron,
Mickael Cesbron
Electricité de France, Lyon, France
Search for other works by this author on:
Richard Tulinski
Richard Tulinski
Electricité de France, Lyon, France
Search for other works by this author on:
Bernard Gautier
Electricité de France, Lyon, France
Mickael Cesbron
Electricité de France, Lyon, France
Richard Tulinski
Electricité de France, Lyon, France
Paper No:
ICONE26-81893, V005T07A008; 5 pages
Published Online:
October 24, 2018
Citation
Gautier, B, Cesbron, M, & Tulinski, R. "AFCEN RCC-F: A New Standard for the Fire Protection Design of New Built Light Water Nuclear Power Plants." Proceedings of the 2018 26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Volume 5: Advanced Reactors and Fusion Technologies; Codes, Standards, Licensing, and Regulatory Issues. London, England. July 22–26, 2018. V005T07A008. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE26-81893
Download citation file:
27
Views
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Articles
The Fabulous Nuclear Odyssey of Belgium
J. Pressure Vessel Technol (June,2009)
Current Status of Reactors Deployment and Small Modular Reactors Development in the World
ASME J of Nuclear Rad Sci (October,2020)
External Hazard Coinciding With Small Break LOCA—Thermohydraulic Calculation With System Code ATHLET
ASME J of Nuclear Rad Sci (April,2020)
Related Chapters
Use of PSA in Lisencing of EPR 1600 in Finland (PSAM-0160)
Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM)
Czech and Slovakian Codes
Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Volume 3, Third Edition
Modeling of SAMG Operator Actions in Level 2 PSA (PSAM-0164)
Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM)