Product Description: Advances in electronics have made possible the production of a vast variety of tools for the simulation of ever more complex problems related to physics and engineering. Applications to the nuclear field have been consistently enlarged over the years up to the point where simulators have now been developed both for engineering design and for nuclear power plant operator training...read more

Product Description: The European Community's programme on the decommissioning of nuclear wer plants has the prime objective of developing effective techniques and procedures for ensuring the protection of nan and his envirornnent aginst the potential hazards of nuclear wer plants that have been finally shut down...read more

In 1957 one of the two reactors built at Windscale, in Cumbria, England, to produce plutonium for bombs was destroyed by fire, in the world's first major nuclear accident. Using official papers, scientific reports and first-hand evidence, this work describes the fire and what followed, and considers its causes, effects and political importance.

Looks at the developments in nuclear energy from the discovery of radiation to the present.

Product Description: The Advanced Research Workshop on "Nuclear Submarine Decommissioning and Related Problems" was held at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia on June 19-22, 1995. On June 17 and 18, 1995 some of the workshop participants visited the Zwezdochka Shipyard at Severodvinsk which is a repair and dismantlement facility for Russian nuclear submarines...read more

Product Description: “International Energy Forum 1999” was held in Washington D.C. during November 5-6, 1999 in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Crystal City. Once again the main topic was Nuclear Energy. Various papers presented contained pros and cons of Nuclear Energy for generating electricity...read more

Product Description: On the Home Front is the only comprehensive history of the Hanford Nuclear Site, America’s most productive and wasteful plutonium manufacturing facility. Located in southeastern Washington State, the Hanford Site produced the plutonium used in the atomic bombs that ended World War II...read more

This publication provides information on the current status and development trends in monitoring, diagnostics and control of water chemistry and corrosion of core and primary circuit materials in water cooled power reactors. It summarizes the results of the IAEA Coordinated Research Project on Data Processing Technologies and Diagnostics for Water Chemistry and Corrosion Control in Nuclear Power Plants and focuses on the methods for development, qualification and implementation of water chemistry expert systems at nuclear power plants. The project had contributions from leading experts in water chemistry/corrosion, representing organizations from 16 countries with the largest nuclear capacities.--Publisher's description.

This publication provides an approach for achieving the technical consistency of probabilistic safety assessments (PSAs) needed to support reliably various PSA applications. The approach involves the consideration of a set of technical features, called attributes, of the major PSA elements relevant for various applications. The document covers a Level 1 internal events at-power PSA. Nine PSA elements characterizing the major PSA tasks were defined. For each PSA element, a set of general attributes neededfor all PSA applications and special attributes needed for specific PSA applications were elaborated. A comprehensive list of PSA applications was compiled. For each PSA application, a brief description of the purpose of the application and the way the PSA can be used to support it were provided along with the information on what PSA results and metrics can be used in the decision making process. The document provides a mapping of the special attributes to the considered PSA applications.--Publisher's description.

The use of simulators for the training and qualification of control room operating personnel has become a standard practice throughout the world to develop and reinforce knowledge of plant systems and their relationships, to increase the ability to applyplant procedures, to advance practical skills in operating the plant in normal, abnormal and emergency conditions, and to build supervisory skills and teamwork. Simulators are also utilized to conduct the authorization or licensing examinations of control room operating personnel, and there is an increasing trend in the usage of simulators for non-training purposes. The simulator should be adequately maintained and upgraded to ensure that it continues to be a viable training tool that accurately replicates the operational characteristics of the reference nuclear power plant (NPP). The upgrade or modernization of the simulator should be conducted based upon the proven project management principles and methods discussed in this report. The combined simulator upgrade knowledge and experience of many NPPs and simulator vendors have been compiled, and examples of specific simulator upgrade projects are included in the appendices as well as on the attached CD-ROM.--Publisher's description.

This publication provides an overview of the various plant life management (PLiM) methodologies, technologies and processes to ensure long term operation of heavy water reactors (HWRs). Implementation of a systematic and comprehensive PLiM program, such as that outlined in the publication, goes a long way towards meeting the overall goal of HWR owners and operators to successfully achieve design life and continued operation. Included in this publication are technical aspects of HWR PLiM, component specific technology considerations for condition assessment, an example of a proactive ageing management program, and Ontario power generation experiences. Country reports from Argentina, Canada, India, the Republic of Korea and Romania are attached in an annexin order to share practices and experiences of PLiM programs.--Publisher's description.

Product Description: The life experiences of a country boy who joined the Navy and worked his way through the ranks to become an officer in the early years of the nuclear submarine force. An interesting and humorous journey through boyhood escapades, Korean combat and submarine drama, with an inside view of the nuclear power program and insights into navy leadership, management and politics...read more

Product Description: The dangers of a United States government plan to abandon its fifty-year policy of keeping civilian and military uses of nuclear technology separate.In December 1998, Energy Secretary Bill Richardson announced that the U.S. planned to begin producing tritium for its nuclear weapons in commercial nuclear power plants...read more

An updated account of the accident at the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island, based on interviews with key personnel, details the disastrous combination of mechanical failure and human error that nearly led to a reactor meltdown and offers a new introduction and epilogue that explores the current threat to the nuclear power industry. Reprint.

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