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Design of the Reactor Core for Nuclear Power Plants

Specific Safety Guide

IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-52
Specific Safety Guides

English STI/PUB/1859 ¦ 978-92-0-103819-7

69 pages ¦ € 41.00 ¦ Date published: 2019

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Description

The reactor core is the central part of a nuclear reactor where nuclear fission occurs. It consists of four basic systems and components: the fuel (including fuel rods and the fuel assembly structure), the coolant, the moderator and the control rods, as well as additional structures such as reactor pressure vessel internals, core support plates, and the lower and upper internal structure in light water reactors. This Safety Guide provides recommendations on meeting the safety requirements established in IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-2/1 (Rev. 1), Safety of Nuclear Power Plants: Design, applied to the design of the reactor core for nuclear power plants. The publication addresses the safety aspects of the core design and includes neutronic, thermohydraulic, thermomechanical and structural mechanical aspects. Other aspects considered are those relating to reactor core control, shutdown and monitoring, and core management.

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Keywords

IAEA Safety Standards, NPP, Nuclear Power Plant, Safety Measures, Nuclear Reactor, Design, Siting, Engineering Safety, Operational Safety, Radiation Safety, Safe Transport, Radioactive Material, Safe Management, Radioactive Waste, Regulatory Body, Nuclear Power Generation, Safe Nuclear Applications, Nuclear Fuel, Ionizing Radiation, Nuclear Energy, Sustainable Development, Guidelines, Reactor Core Safety Analysis, Reactor Core Design, Design for Safe Operation, Neutronic Design, Thermohydraulic Design, Thermomechanical Design, Fuel Rods, Fuel Assemblies, Core Control, Shutdown System, Monitoring System, Core Management, Inspection, Testing, Prototype Assemblies, Lead Use Assemblies, Safety

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