Nuclear Safety in Light Water Reactors
Severe Accident Phenomenology

The only available guide to risk assessment, prevention, and management of accidents in LWRs - the most prevalent nuclear reactors in use

Bal Raj Sehgal (Edited by), (Edited by)

9780123884466, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 1 February 2012

740 pages, 25 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.8 cm, 1.08 kg

This vital reference is the only one-stop resource on how to assess, prevent, and manage severe nuclear accidents in the light water reactors (LWRs) that pose the most risk to the public. LWRs are the predominant nuclear reactor in use around the world today, and they will continue to be the most frequently utilized in the near future. Therefore, accurate determination of the safety issues associated with such reactors is central to a consideration of the risks and benefits of nuclear power. This book emphasizes the prevention and management of severe accidents to teach nuclear professionals how to mitigate potential risks to the public to the maximum extent possible.

I. LIGHT WATER REACTOR (LWR) SAFETY, A HISTORICAL REVIEW
II. IN-VESSEL CORE DEGRADATION
III. EARLY CONTAINMENT FAILURE
IV. LATE CONTAINMENT FAILURE
V. FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE AND TRANSPORT
VI. SEVERE ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT
VII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF THE ACCIDENT
VIII. INTEGRAL CODES FOR SEVERE ACCIDENT ANALYSES
APPENDIX 1: Corium thermodynamics and thermophysics
APPENDIX 2: Severe accidents in CANDU (PHWR)

Subject Areas: Nuclear power & engineering [THK], Engineering: general [TBC], Health & safety issues [KNXC]