Nuclear Power in an Age of UncertaintyCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1984 - 293 من الصفحات |
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... standards . A closely related issue is reliability . A smoothly operating reactor is more productive for its own- ers , and it also is likely to be safer than one that frequently suffers mishaps , even if those mishaps . Public Utility ...
... standards . A closely related issue is reliability . A smoothly operating reactor is more productive for its own- ers , and it also is likely to be safer than one that frequently suffers mishaps , even if those mishaps . Public Utility ...
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... standards of quality required for current light water reactors ( LWRs ) , thus reducing the economic risks . Improvements also could be con- sidered in management of the construction , op- eration , and regulation of reactors . If all ...
... standards of quality required for current light water reactors ( LWRs ) , thus reducing the economic risks . Improvements also could be con- sidered in management of the construction , op- eration , and regulation of reactors . If all ...
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... standards , and to ensure that util- ities meet those standards . The most important improvement required is in the internal management of nuclear utilities . Top utility executives must become aware of the unique demands of nuclear ...
... standards , and to ensure that util- ities meet those standards . The most important improvement required is in the internal management of nuclear utilities . Top utility executives must become aware of the unique demands of nuclear ...
الصفحة 20
... standard . If measures taken by NRC and INPO prove to be ineffective in pro- moting quality construction and safe operation of nuclear powerplants , however , more ag- gressive action might be required . A future for nuclear power could ...
... standard . If measures taken by NRC and INPO prove to be ineffective in pro- moting quality construction and safe operation of nuclear powerplants , however , more ag- gressive action might be required . A future for nuclear power could ...
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... standards . The primary source of current uncertainty is the potential for imposition of back- fits . Backfits serve an important safety function , since unanticipated safety problems do arise after construction permits are granted ...
... standards . The primary source of current uncertainty is the potential for imposition of back- fits . Backfits serve an important safety function , since unanticipated safety problems do arise after construction permits are granted ...
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الصفحة 154 - ... provide adequate protection to the health and safety of the public.
الصفحة 172 - Individual members of the public should be provided a level of protection from the consequences of nuclear power plant operation such that individuals bear no significant additional risk to life and health.
الصفحة 8 - Administrator to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources upon the request of either such committee.
الصفحة 91 - PWR steam generators have shown evidence of corrosion-induced wastage, cracking, reduction in tube diameter, and vibration-induced fatigue cracks. The primary concern is the capability of degraded tubes to maintain their integrity during normal operation and under accident conditions with adequate safety margins.
الصفحة 77 - The Future of Electric Power in America: Economic Supply for Economic Growth," DOE/PE-0045, US Department of Energy, June 1983 (B).
الصفحة 173 - The risk to an average individual in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant of prompt fatalities that might result from reactor accidents should not exceed one-tenth of one percent (0.1 percent) of the sum of prompt fatality risks resulting from other accidents to which members of the US population are generally exposed.
الصفحة 78 - 8th Annual Review of Overall Reliability and Adequacy of the North American Bulk Power Systems
الصفحة 172 - Societal risks to life and health from nuclear power plant operation should be comparable to or less than the risks of generating electricity by viable competing technologies and should not be a significant addition to other societal risks.
الصفحة 285 - Load factor. Load factor is the ratio of the average load over a designated period of time to the connected load.