Level 1 Probabilistic Safety Assessment Practices for Nuclear Power Plants with CANDU-Type Reactors

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

IAEA-TECDOC-1977

English IAEA-TECDOC-1977 | 978-92-0-128621-5

128 pages | € 18.00 | Date published: 2021

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This publication provides a comprehensive summary of experiences and results collected at a series of technical meetings of Member States currently operating CANDU-type nuclear power plants. Special emphasis is placed on supporting future harmonization in the regulatory framework, level 1 PSA methodologies and tools and level 1 PSA scope. In addition, information is shared on actions undertaken in response to lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi accident.

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Safety, PSA, Probabilistic Safety Assessment, Safety Assessment, Safety Practice, NPP, Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Power, Experience, Result, Technical Meeting, Member State, CANDU, Canada Deuterium Uranium, Nuclear, Reactor, Nuclear Reactor, Regulatory Framework, Level 1, Methodology, Tool, Scope, Lessons Learned, Fukushima Daiichi, Current Practice, Regulatory Consideration, IE, Initiating Event, Risk Insight, Risk Metric, Risk, Development, Application, Review, Observation, External Event, Regulatory Requirement, DBA, Design Basis Accident, EPS, Emergency Power System, OPEX, Operating Experience, Accident, PSR, Periodic Safety Review

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