Implementation of safety management systems in nuclear power plants in Germany and results of a German research project

2010 ◽  
pp. 265-272
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Safety Management Systems ◽  
Research Project ◽  
German Research

Studies on Safety Assessment Method for Operating License Extension of Nuclear Power Plants in China

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhilin Chen ◽  
Ping Huang ◽  
Chunhui Wang ◽  
Zhiyuan Chi ◽  
Fangjie Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Safety Assessment ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Nuclear Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Effect Evaluation ◽  
Environment Effect ◽  
Assessment Environment

It’s the trend to extend the operating license time, called Operating License Extension (OLE) in China, of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the future. It needs to be adequately demonstrated by licensees and approved by the regulator to gain an extended license time, such as 20 years. The demonstration methods for OLE are different among countries due to the different management systems for NPPs. Safety assessment, environment effect evaluation and update of the final safety analysis report (FSAR) will be the main aspects during OLE demonstration of NPPs in China according to the technical policy issued by National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA). Technical methods for scoping and screening, aging management review and time-limited aging analyses, which are the main contents of safety assessment are established based on the technical policy drafted by NNSA and international experiences in order to assist the operators to implement the safety assessment for OLE of NPP.

Post Macondo Safety and Regulatory Issues: Human Factors From an Organizational Development and Senior Management Perspective

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Grossweiler ◽  
David Costello ◽  
Kevin Graham
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Safety Management Systems ◽  
Cost Center

Regulations governing the safety of drilling and offshore production operations have changed since the Macondo spill. This paper suggests management level perspectives on the nexus of human factors and safety management systems including an overview of ideas from: Congressional Testimony; the Bipartisan Policy Center inputs to the Presidents Commission on the Spill; the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council Deepwater Horizon Report, and workshops and initiatives by RPSEA (Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America), SPE, and ASME. The value of benchmarks from risk management practices from the aviation, nuclear power, and financial community are also discussed. The paper will also consider questions as to what management might consider reducing risk and treating risk management as not just a cost center, but as a way to integrate safety management systems into improving corporate performance for all stakeholders. Paper published with permission.

scholarly journals Some Characteristics of Hypothetic TVSA with Fuel Enriched beyond 5% for VVER1000

2016 ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Ye. Bilodid ◽  
Yu. Kovbasenko
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Fuel Management ◽  
Severe Accidents ◽  
Fuel Assemblies

The paper presents comparison of regular TVSA with average enrichment of 4,386% and hypothetical TVSA with enrichment of 10% based on design parameters and materials of TVSA fuel assemblies produced by TVEL (Russia), which today are widely used at nuclear power plants in Ukraine. It is shown that implementation of new fuel assemblies will result in improved use of fuel and increase of installed capability factor. At the same time, fresh and spent fuel management systems shall be modernized to meet relevant nuclear safety criteria. The paper analyzes possible criticality initiation at different stages of severe accidents related to core melt and using fuel with higher enrichment.

Risk-Informed Regulation and Safety Management of Nuclear Power Plants-On the Prevention of Severe Accidents

Risk Analysis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 1978-1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risto Himanen ◽  
Ari Julin ◽  
Kalle Jänkälä ◽  
Jan-Erik Holmberg ◽  
Reino Virolainen
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Severe Accidents
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