Alternatives to underground nuclear power plant siting [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Dept. of Energy. Technical Information Center ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy,
1977.
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| Abstract: | The presentation contains the results of a literature review of concepts for augmenting the safety of light-water moderated nuclear power plants as alternatives to underground siting. Two types of alternatives were considered. The first type, consisting of alternatives to LWR power production technology such as the high temperature gas reactors (HTGRs), the liquid-metal fast-breeder reactors (LMFBRs), etc., has been previously discussed. The second type, consisting of alternatives within LWR power production technology such as radioactive fission product containment methods, is presented here. The review was restricted to evaluations of the effectiveness of each concept to achieve safety benefits, rather than the necessity for achieving the benefits. For this reason, it was implicitly acknowledged that underground siting was being studied to reduce the consequences of a hypothesized core melt accident. It is generally assumed that such accidents are very unlikely to happen. Nevertheless, a basic tenet of the review was that such an event was possible and underground siting alternatives might be found which were both effective and economically feasible. |
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| Item Description: | Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 04/12/1977. "atr-77(7652)-1" Not Available. Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA (USA) |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 47 : digital, PDF file. |