Safety Assessment for Research Reactors and Preparation of the Safety Analysis Report

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• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9789201417213
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Mechanical Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This Safety Guide provides recommendations on the safety assessment for research reactors in the authorization process, and on performance of safety analysis and preparation of the safety analysis report. It also incorporates the relevant lessons learned from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and elaborates guidance on interfaces between nuclear safety and nuclear security. The recommendations in this Safety Guide are intended for operating organizations of research reactors; it can also be used by designers performing a safety assessment for a research reactor. Furthermore, this guide provides useful guidance for regulatory bodies performing a review and assessment of submitted safety analysis reports as an important document within authorization process. This Safety Guide is a revision of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-20, which it supersedes.

Table of contents

• 1. INTRODUCTION
• REFERENCES
• Annex I APPROACH TO AND METHODS OF SAFETY ANALYSIS
• Annex II EXAMPLES OF INPUT PARAMETERS AND INITIAL CONDITIONS
• Annex III ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH REACTOR
• Annex IV TYPICAL RADIATION SOURCES IN A RESEARCH REACTOR
• CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW