The second edition of Nuclear Safety provides the most up to date methods and data needed to evaluate the safety of nuclear facilities and related processes using risk-informed safety analysis, and provides readers with new techniques to assess the consequences of radioactive releases. Gianni Petrangeli provides applies his wealth of experience to expertly guide the reader through an analysis of nuclear safety aspects, and applications of various well-known cases. Since the first edition was published in 2006, the Fukishima 2011 inundation and accident has brought a big change in nuclear safety experience and perception. This new edition addresses lessons learned from the 2011 Fukishima accident, provides further examples of nuclear safety application and includes consideration of the most recent operational events and data.
This thoroughly updated resource will be particularly valuable to industry technical managers and operators and the experts involved in plant safety evaluation and controls. This book will satisfy generalists with an ample spectrum of competences, specialists within the nuclear industry, and all those seeking for simple plant modelling and evaluation methods.
New to this edition:
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Inventory and Localization of Radioactive Products in the Plant - p. 19 3. Chapter 3. Safety Systems and Their Functions - p. 23 4. Chapter 4. The Classification of Accidents and a Discussion of Some Examples - p. 45 5. Chapter 5. Severe Accidents - p. 69 6. Chapter 6. The Dispersion of Radioactivity Releases - p. 85 7. Chapter 7. Health Consequences of Releases - p. 103 8. Chapter 8. The General Approach to the Safety of the Plant–Site Complex - p. 111 9. Chapter 9. Defence in Depth - p. 115 10. Chapter 10. Quality Assurance - p. 119 11. Chapter 11. Safety Analysis - p. 121 12. Chapter 12. Safety Analysis Review - p. 137 13. Chapter 13. Classification of Plant Components - p. 149 14. Chapter 14. Notes on Some Plant Components - p. 151 15. Chapter 15. Earthquake Resistance - p. 185 16. Chapter 16. Tornado Resistance - p. 235 17. Chapter 17. Resistance to External Impact - p. 239 18. Chapter 18. Nuclear Safety Criteria - p. 249 19. Chapter 19. Nuclear Safety Research - p. 261 20. Chapter 20. Operating Experience - p. 263 21. Chapter 21. Underground Location of Nuclear Power Plants - p. 273 22. Chapter 22. The Effects of Nuclear Explosions - p. 279 23. Chapter 23. Radioactive Waste - p. 287 24. Chapter 24. Fusion Safety - p. 291 25. Chapter 25. Safety of Specific Plants and of Other Activities - p. 297 26. Chapter 26. Nuclear Facilities on Satellites - p. 313 27. Chapter 27. Erroneous Beliefs About Nuclear Safety - p. 317 28. Chapter 28. When Can We Say That a Particular Plant Is Safe? - p. 321 29. Chapter 29. The Limits of Nuclear Safety: The Residual Risk - p. 323 30. Additional References - p. 331 31. Appendix 1. The Chernobyl Accident - p. 335 32. Appendix 2. Calculation of the Accident Pressure in a Containment - p. 343 33. Appendix 3. Table of Safety Criteria - p. 361 34. Appendix 4. Dose Calculations - p. 373 35. Appendix 5. Simplified Thermal Analysis of an Insufficiently Refrigerated Core - p. 385 36. Appendix 6. European Requirements Revision E, 2016 - p. 389 37. Appendix 7. Notes on Fracture Mechanics - p. 413 38. Appendix 8. US General Design Criteria - p. 422 39. Appendix 9. IAEA Criteria - p. 435 40. Appendix 10. Primary Depressurization Systems - p. 437 41. Appendix 11. Thermal-Hydraulic Transients of the Primary System - p. 445 42. Appendix 12. The Atmospheric Dispersion of Releases - p. 461 43. Appendix 13. Regulatory Framework and Safety Documents - p. 467 44. Appendix 14. USNRC Regulatory Guides and Standard Review Plan - p. 477 45. Appendix 15. Safety Cage - p. 493 46. Appendix 16. Criteria for the Site Chart (Italy) - p. 499 47. Appendix 17. The Three Mile Island Accident - p. 503 48. Appendix 18. Other Examples of Practical Use of This Book - p. 519 49. Websites - p. 563 50. Index - p. 565
The second edition of Nuclear Safety provides the most up to date methods and data needed to evaluate the safety of nuclear facilities and related processes using risk-informed safety analysis, and provides readers with new techniques to assess the consequences of radioactive releases. Gianni Petrangeli provides applies his wealth of experience to expertly guide the reader through an analysis of nuclear safety aspects, and applications of various well-known cases. Since the first edition was published in 2006, the Fukishima 2011 inundation and accident has brought a big change in nuclear safety experience and perception. This new edition addresses lessons learned from the 2011 Fukishima accident, provides further examples of nuclear safety application and includes consideration of the most recent operational events and data.
This thoroughly updated resource will be particularly valuable to industry technical managers and operators and the experts involved in plant safety evaluation and controls. This book will satisfy generalists with an ample spectrum of competences, specialists within the nuclear industry, and all those seeking for simple plant modelling and evaluation methods.
New to this edition:
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Inventory and Localization of Radioactive Products in the Plant - p. 19 3. Chapter 3. Safety Systems and Their Functions - p. 23 4. Chapter 4. The Classification of Accidents and a Discussion of Some Examples - p. 45 5. Chapter 5. Severe Accidents - p. 69 6. Chapter 6. The Dispersion of Radioactivity Releases - p. 85 7. Chapter 7. Health Consequences of Releases - p. 103 8. Chapter 8. The General Approach to the Safety of the Plant–Site Complex - p. 111 9. Chapter 9. Defence in Depth - p. 115 10. Chapter 10. Quality Assurance - p. 119 11. Chapter 11. Safety Analysis - p. 121 12. Chapter 12. Safety Analysis Review - p. 137 13. Chapter 13. Classification of Plant Components - p. 149 14. Chapter 14. Notes on Some Plant Components - p. 151 15. Chapter 15. Earthquake Resistance - p. 185 16. Chapter 16. Tornado Resistance - p. 235 17. Chapter 17. Resistance to External Impact - p. 239 18. Chapter 18. Nuclear Safety Criteria - p. 249 19. Chapter 19. Nuclear Safety Research - p. 261 20. Chapter 20. Operating Experience - p. 263 21. Chapter 21. Underground Location of Nuclear Power Plants - p. 273 22. Chapter 22. The Effects of Nuclear Explosions - p. 279 23. Chapter 23. Radioactive Waste - p. 287 24. Chapter 24. Fusion Safety - p. 291 25. Chapter 25. Safety of Specific Plants and of Other Activities - p. 297 26. Chapter 26. Nuclear Facilities on Satellites - p. 313 27. Chapter 27. Erroneous Beliefs About Nuclear Safety - p. 317 28. Chapter 28. When Can We Say That a Particular Plant Is Safe? - p. 321 29. Chapter 29. The Limits of Nuclear Safety: The Residual Risk - p. 323 30. Additional References - p. 331 31. Appendix 1. The Chernobyl Accident - p. 335 32. Appendix 2. Calculation of the Accident Pressure in a Containment - p. 343 33. Appendix 3. Table of Safety Criteria - p. 361 34. Appendix 4. Dose Calculations - p. 373 35. Appendix 5. Simplified Thermal Analysis of an Insufficiently Refrigerated Core - p. 385 36. Appendix 6. European Requirements Revision E, 2016 - p. 389 37. Appendix 7. Notes on Fracture Mechanics - p. 413 38. Appendix 8. US General Design Criteria - p. 422 39. Appendix 9. IAEA Criteria - p. 435 40. Appendix 10. Primary Depressurization Systems - p. 437 41. Appendix 11. Thermal-Hydraulic Transients of the Primary System - p. 445 42. Appendix 12. The Atmospheric Dispersion of Releases - p. 461 43. Appendix 13. Regulatory Framework and Safety Documents - p. 467 44. Appendix 14. USNRC Regulatory Guides and Standard Review Plan - p. 477 45. Appendix 15. Safety Cage - p. 493 46. Appendix 16. Criteria for the Site Chart (Italy) - p. 499 47. Appendix 17. The Three Mile Island Accident - p. 503 48. Appendix 18. Other Examples of Practical Use of This Book - p. 519 49. Websites - p. 563 50. Index - p. 565
