Nuclear Facilities Decommissioning

This book provides a general introduction to the topic of buildings for resistance to the effects of abnormal loadings. The structural design requirements for nuclear facilities are very unique. In no other structural system are extreme loads such as tornadoes, missile and loud interaction, earthquake effects typical in excess of any recorded historical data at a site, and postulated system accident at very low probability range explicitly, considered in design. It covers the whole spectrum of extreme load which has

Recent studies in the U.K. have demonstrated an increased occurrence of childhood leukaemia in the vicinity of nuclear facilities involved in fuel reprocessing and weapons manufacturing. This study investigated whether or not there existed clusters of leukaemia among children born to mothers resident in the vicinity of nuclear facilities (research facilities; uranium mining, milling and refining; nuclear power generating stations) in Ontario. Seven hundred and ninety-five children from 0-4 years who died of leukaemia from 1950-86, and 951 children who

Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors presents information on the current fleet of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) with water-cooled reactors (Generation III and III+) (96% of 430 power reactors in the world) that have relatively low thermal efficiencies (within the range of 32 36%) compared to those of modern advanced thermal power plants (combined cycle gas-fired power plants – up to 62% and supercritical pressure coal-fired power plants – up to 55%). Moreover, thermal efficiency of the current fleet of NPPs with water-cooled reactors cannot be increased significantly

This book is a comprehensive compilation of earthquake- and tsunami-related technologies and knowledge for the design and construction of nuclear facilities. As such, it covers a wide range of fields including civil engineering, architecture, geotechnical engineering, mechanical engineering, and nuclear engineering, for the development of new technologies providing greater resistance against earthquakes and tsunamis. It is crucial both for students of nuclear energy courses and for young engineers in nuclear power generation industries to understand the basics and principles of

This revised text covers the fundamentals of thermodynamics required to understand electrical power generation systems and the application of these principles to nuclear reactor power plant systems. The book begins with fundamental definitions of units and dimensions, thermodynamic variables and the Laws of Thermodynamics progressing to sections on specific applications of the Brayton and Rankine cycles for power generation and projected reactor systems design issues. It is not a traditional general thermodynamics text, per se, but a practical thermodynamics volume

This publication represents a general consensus among participating experts of the best common practices that can be used at nuclear power plants (NPPs) in reload design and core management. It outlines the main issues to be considered when developing and improving reload design and core management and presents lessons learned, as well as detailing challenges which may be encountered. Guidance provided here also covers best practice for different reload strategies and how to optimize reactor reload design and core management

This Safety Guide provides recommendations for regulatory bodies on how to meet the requirements in respect of the inspection of nuclear facilities, regulatory enforcement and related matters established in Safety Standards Series No. GS-R-1, Legal and Governmental Infrastructure for Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste and Transport Safety (2000). It supersedes Safety Series No. 50-SG-G4 (Rev. 1), Inspection and Enforcement by the Regulatory Body for Nuclear Power Plants: A Safety Guide (1996).