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1.2.4 Operating experience, 1.2.5 Accidents in the design area, 1.2 Nuclear power plants

Chapter Concepts

Substances /
Molecular Formulas
C; Cs; Fe; H; I; Pu; Ru; Sr; Te; U; Y; caesium; carbon; cesium; hydrogen; iodine; iron; plutonium; ruthenium; strontium; tellurium; uranium; yttrium
Properties fission yield; half-life; release rate
Keywords PWR; allowed release rate; application; fission product; fresh fuel; fuel element; gaseous release; liquid release; nuclear reactor; pressurized water reactor; reactor inventory; spent fuel
Main Subjects earthquake; nuclear power plant; spent nuclear fuel element
Secondary Subjects α-radiation; γ-radiation; Mercalli intensity scale; accident; availability of work; building protection; classification; control; control rod loss; coolant loss; decay heat production; environment; external event; fuel handling; neutron emission; operating experience; power loss; radiation inside; radioactivity release; risk analysis; secondary system pipes break; shutdown; start-up; steam generator pipe break; turbine failure
Substrates α-emitter; γ-emitter; C-14; Cs-137; Fe-55; H-3; I-131; I-135; Ru-103; Sr-90; Te-129m; U-235; U-236; Y-91; noble gas; tritium

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Title

1.2.4 Operating experience, 1.2.5 Accidents in the design area, 1.2 Nuclear power plants

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1 Nuclear fission energy

Author K. Kugeler, E. Kugeler, N. Pöppe, Z. Alkan, W. Grätz
Affiliation
Lehrstuhl für Reaktorsicherheit und -technik, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Part of Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies
Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology
Volume

3B: Nuclear Energy

Edited by K. Heinloth
Chapter-DOI 10.1007/10857629_6
Book-DOI 10.1007/b82984 (Volume in Bookshelf)

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RIS-Export Kugeler, K., Kugeler, E., Pöppe, N., Alkan, Z., Grätz, W.: 1.2.4 Operating experience, 1.2.5 Accidents in the design area, 1.2 Nuclear power plants. Heinloth, K. (ed.). SpringerMaterials - The Landolt-Börnstein Database (http://www.springermaterials.com). DOI: 10.1007/10857629_6

Abstract

1.2.4 Operating experience, 1.2.5 Accidents in the design area, 1.2 Nuclear power plants in '1 Nuclear fission energy', part of 'Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology, Volume 3B: Nuclear Energy'.
This document is part of Subvolume B 'Nuclear Energy' of Volume 3 'Energy Technologies' of Landolt-Börnstein Group VIII 'Advanced Materials and Technologies'. It contains: 1.2.4 Operating experience 1.2.4.1 Availability of power plants 1.2.4.2 Release of radioactivity to the environment 1.2.4.3 Radiation inside nuclear power plants 1.2.4.4 Fuel handling 1.2.4.5 Control 1.2.5 Accidents in the design area 1.2.5.1 Overview 1.2.5.2 Loss of coolant 1.2.5.3 Break of steam generator pipe 1.2.5.4 Loss of power and failure of turbine 1.2.5.5 Break of pipes in the secondary system 1.2.5.6 Loss of a control rod 1.2.5.7 External events