Nuclear Safety Basics
Semester:
2017. ősz
Nuclear Safety Basics - Introduction to the goals and terminology of Nuclear Safety
- Basics of nuclear power generation, inherent security, feedback
- Comparison of Functional Safety (61508) and Nuclear Safety
- Postulated initial events (PIE), design basis
- Nuclear incidents, accidents - INES scale
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Important reactor accidents and malfunctions:
- Three Mile Island
- Chernobyl
- Fukushima
- Serious incident at Paks in 2003
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Regarding each nuclear accident:
- What causes and events led to the accident?
- How did the accident proceed and what were the consequences?
- What and how could/should have been done differently to avoid the accident / reduce the consequences?
- What lessons were learned from the accident and how did nuclear safety change, with particular regard to control systems?
Sources, background material:
- World Nuclear Association: Physics of Uranium and Nuclear Energy
- Nuclear Fundamentals: Reactivity Coefficients Summary
- World Nuclear Association: Nuclear Power Reactors
- World Nuclear Association: Safety of Nuclear Power Reactors
- World Nuclear Association: Three Mile Island accident
- World Nuclear Association: Chernobyl Accident
- World Nuclear Association: Fukushima Accident
