Present considerations of innovative, next-generation reactor concepts with improved safety and sustainability characteristics have motivated IAEA to launch a series of Consultancy Meetings to interpret the applicability and make a proposal for a possible revision of its Safety Standards for these advanced reactor designs. This paper summarizes results of the first step taken to critically review the applicability of IAEA Safety Standards for “Design of Nuclear Power Plants” (NS-R-1) and “Safety Assessment for Facilities and Activities” (GSR Part 4). Efforts have been made to generalize the safety requirements with due consideration given to the specific safety features that are associated with fast reactors and high temperature gas-cooled reactors. Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi TEPCO events have also been considered to incorporate lessons learned.

TRICOT N.;  CHELLAPANDI P.;  REITSMA F.;  TUCEK Kamil; 

2015-09-03

IAEA

JRC80102

978-92-0-104114-2,   

0074-1884,   

http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/10682/Fast-Reactors-and-Related-Fuel-Cycles-Safe-Technologies-and-Sustainable-Scenarios-FR13-Proceedings-of-an-International-Conference-on-Fast-Reactors-and-Related-Fuel-Cycles-Paris-France-4-7-March-2013,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC80102,