The Fukushima Event: The Outline and the Technological Background
| Autor: | Francesco Saverio D'Auria, G. M. Galassi, M. Adorni, P Pla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
business.industry Event (computing) Environmental resource management Probabilistic logic Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) accident in Units 1 to 4 law.invention Nuclear technology Nuclear Energy and Engineering Work (electrical) Containment law Nuclear power plant Forensic engineering lcsh:Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering business lcsh:TK1-9971 Nuclear safety and security Spent fuel pool |
| Zdroj: | Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, Vol 2012 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 1687-6083 1687-6075 |
| Popis: | The paper deals with the evaluation of the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) accident in Units 1 to 4: an attempt is made to discuss the scenario within a technological framework, considering precursory documented regulations and predictable system performance. An outline is given at first of the NPP layout and of the sequence of major events. Then, plausible time evolutions of relevant quantities in the different Units, is inferred based on results from the application of numerical codes. Scenarios happening in the primary circuit and containment (three Units involved) are distinguished from scenarios in spent fuel pool (four Units involved). Radiological releases to the environment and doses are approximately estimated. The event is originated by a natural catastrophe with almost simultaneous occurrence of earthquake and tsunami. These caused heavy destruction in a region in Japan much wider than the land around the NPP which was affected by the nuclear contamination. Key outcome from the work is the demonstration of strength for nuclear technology; looking at the past, misleading Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) data and inadequacy in licensing processes have been found. Looking into the future keywords are Emergency Rescue Team (ERT), Enhanced Human Performance (EHP), and Robotics in Nuclear Safety and Security (RNSS). |
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