Task CH6: GRAPHITE-MODERATED REACTORS: Graphite-Moderated Reactors: The Fort St. Vrain Reactor and the Modular HTGR
The Fort St. Vrain HTGR and DOE's N-reactor at the Hanford Reservation in Washington State are the only
Task CH5: SEVERE ACCIDENT PHENOMENA: Source Term: Mechanical Dispersal in Fission Product Release
The highly energetic reactivity excursion accident at Chernobyl mechanically disrupted the core, rapidly vaporized the water coolant with which the fragmented fuel came into
Task CH4: EMERGENCY PLANNING: Size of the Emergency Planning Zones
A number of facts about the Chernobyl accident have some bearing on emergency planning and preparedness
Task CH3: CONTAINMENT: Containment Performance During Severe Accidents: Containment Performance
The Chernobyl accident, with its absence of effective containment, has focused attention on the strengths and performance limits of the substantial containments for U.S. LWR
Task CH2: DESIGN: Reactivity Accidents: Reactivity Transients
The Chernobyl Unit 4 accident was a prompt critical reactivity excursion that occurred when the operators reduced power to well below the permissible safe operating level an
Task CH1: ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS AND OPERATIONAL PRACTICES: Administrative Controls to Ensure That Procedures Are Followed and That Procedures Are Adequate: Symptom-Based EOPs
This task, outlined in Chapter 1 of NUREG-1251,[1]called for the staff to review the administrative controls over
Section 5. Chernobyl Issues
The staff's assessment of the implications of the Chernobyl accident on the safety regulation of U.S. commercial
Task HF8: Maintenance and Surveillance Program
Historical Background
The purpose of the Maintenance and Surveillance Program (MSP) effort is to provide direction for the NRC's efforts to assure effective nuclear
Task HF7: HUMAN RELIABILITY: Human Error Data Acquisition
The primary purposes of this task are to develop a technical support system for NRC reliability evaluations, especially the PRA programs, and to provide feedback links from
Task HF6: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION: Develop Regulatory Position on Management and Organization
The objective of this effort is to develop tested technology to assess the capability and adequacy of utility management and organization to provide for safe operation of th