NEA/CSNI/R(2015)8
Survey of Existing Practices and Status of Benchmark Work
OECD/NEA/CSNI Working Group on Integrity and Ageing of Components and Structures (WGIAGE) has the main mission to advance the current underst...
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20 February 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)16
The objective of the Digital System Reliability Failure Mode Taxonomy (DIGREL) task group, formed under the OECD/NEA Working Group on Risk Assessment (WGRISK), has been to develop a taxonomy of failu...
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16 February 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)11
In May 2002, an exploratory meeting of experts to define an action plan on the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Codes to nuclear reactor safety problems was held in Aix-en-Provence, ...
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12 February 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)15
The SERENA Project Integration Report summarises the outcome of a broad range of activities conducted in the framework of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Steam Explosion Resolution for Nuclear A...
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1 February 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)1
This NEA WGIAGE workshop was held in Prague, Czech Republic on17-19 September 2013, with the objective to present and discuss the state-of-the-art techniques for the integrity assessment of concrete ...
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30 January 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2015)5
OECD/NEA/CSNI Working Group on Integrity and Ageing of Components and Structures (WGIAGE) has the main mission to advance the current understanding of those aspects relevant to ensuring the integrity...
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28 January 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2015)4/ADD
ROBELSYS Workshop Proceedings
Appendix 2 (Cont’d) and Appendix 3
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26 January 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2015)3
Based on the conclusions of the previous benchmark exercise [1], the NEA Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) felt it worthwhile to extend the accident analysis scope by exam...
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23 January 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)8
At the 14th plenary meeting of the Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA), a proposal for a status paper on hydrogen generation, transport and mitigation under severe accident ...
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20 January 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)6
The Component Operational Experience, Degradation & Ageing Programme (CODAP) Topical Report on FAC of Carbon Steel and Low Alloy Steel Piping includes a primer on the environmental and operational fa...
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20 January 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)12
Following recommendations made at an exploratory meeting of experts to define an action plan on the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes to nuclear reactor safety (NRS) problems, h...
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16 January 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)2
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23 December 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)13
This document is an extension of the NEA/SEN/SIN/AMA(2006)2 report produced by the Writing Group 3 on the extension of CFD to two-phase flow safety problems, which was formed following the recommen...
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1 November 2014
NEA/SEN/SIN/FUEL(2014)1
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8 September 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)5
The Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) approved in December 2008 a proposal of the Working Group on Integrity and Ageing of Components and Structures (WGIAGE) to conduct a round ...
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27 August 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)10
The impact of leaking fuel rods on the operation of nuclear power plants and the practices of handling leaking fuel has been reviewed by the CSNI Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS) in order to promo...
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18 July 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)9
The Fukushima Dai-ichi accident triggered discussions about the significance of external hazards and their treatment in safety analyses. In addition, stress tests results have shown vulnerabilities a...
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2 July 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)7
The main objectives of this status report on FCVSs in OECD countries, as defined by the Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA), were to: compile the status on the implementatio...
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2 July 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)5/ADD1
A round robin exercise (RRE) on Improving the Robustness Assessments Methodologies for Structures Impacted by Missiles (IRIS-2012) was instituted jointly by IRSN, France and CNSC, Canada based on exp...
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30 June 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)3
This report initially provides a brief overview of the main features of a PWR, BWR, CANDU and VVER reactors. It also provides an overview of the ex-vessel corium retention (core catcher) and a genera...
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23 May 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)4
Following the CFD4NRS workshops held in Garching, Germany (September 2006), Grenoble, France (September 2008) and Washington D.C., USA (September 2010), this workshop, held in Daejeon, Korea on 10-12...
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14 February 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)10
The NEA’s Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety (WGFCS), in co-operation with the Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS), aimed within the current international workshop to advance the understanding within...
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23 January 2014
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)12
The current document is an update of the 1995 state-of-the-art report (SOAR) “Knowledge Base for Emergency Core Cooling System Recirculation Reliability”. The content of the present report goes beyon...
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20 December 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)12/add1
The document contains the appendices of an update of the 1995 state-of-the-art report (SOAR) “Knowledge Base for Emergency Core Cooling System Recirculation Reliability”. The content of the report go...
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19 December 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)8/PART3
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4 December 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)8/part1
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2 September 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)7
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12 August 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)4
The objective of the Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety (WGFCS) is to advance the understanding for both regulators and operators of relevant aspects of nuclear fuel cycle safety in member countries....
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3 July 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)6
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12 June 2013
As all safety systems in the majority of existing nuclear power plants use the preferred power supply, any voltage surges in these systems could lead to common-cause failures. In the event of an unus...
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17 May 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)5
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30 April 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2015)11
This report documents a study performed on a set of ICDE events related to heat exchangers. The events studied here had been collected in the ICDE database. Organisations from Canada, Germany, Japan,...
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1 April 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)4
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18 March 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2011)1/REV1
This Joint Strategic Plan for the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) takes into account the evolving status of the nucle...
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25 February 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)17
Probabilistic safety assessment/probabilistic risk assessment (PSA/PRA) for new and advanced reactors is recognized as an important approach to achieve improved safety for the future nuclear power pl...
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19 February 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)3
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11 February 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)2
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7 February 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)11/PART1
The Second Workshop on Seismic Observation in Deep Boreholes and Its Applications (Kashiwazaki WS) was held from 7-9 November 2012 in the City of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, and co-organised by the ...
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29 January 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)11/PART2
The Second Workshop on Seismic Observation in Deep Boreholes and Its Applications (Kashiwazaki WS) was held from 7-9 November 2012 in the City of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, and co-organised by the ...
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28 January 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)1
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25 January 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)11
The main objective of the Working Group on Risk Assessment (WGRISK) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)/Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) is to advance the probabilistic safety a...
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3 January 2013
Managing the ageing of fuel cycle facilities (FCFs) means, as for other nuclear installations, ensuring the availability of required safety functions throughout their service life while taking into a...
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31 December 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)2
Probabilistic Safety Assessment/Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PSA/PRA) for new and advanced reactors is recognised as an important approach to achieve improved safety and performances of new nuclear...
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23 December 2012
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)15
The maintenance of sufficient expertise, data, analytical and experimental capabilities to be able to develop the technical basis to resolve currently identified safety issues and respond to and inve...
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12 December 2012
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)16
Several OECD member countries agreed to establish the OECD/NEA Piping Failure Data Exchange Project (OECD/NEA OPDE) to encourage multilateral co-operation in the collection and analysis of data relat...
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26 November 2012
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14 September 2012
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)12
In 2005 the OECD/NEA Steering Committee agreed to establish the international Computer-based Systems Important to Safety (COMPSIS) project to encourage multilateral co-operation in the collection and...
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19 July 2012
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)14
A number of OECD member countries expressed their interest in participating in an OECD/NEA joint international research project on the topic of fire propagation. The PRISME project (PRISME is the Fre...
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6 July 2012
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)13
Both regulators and the nuclear industry recognise the need for licensees to develop a strong, positive safety culture to support successful and sustainable nuclear safety performance. In recognition...
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27 June 2012
The way in which nuclear licensees’ organisations are structured and resourced clearly has a potential impact on nuclear safety. As experience has continually demonstrated, operating organisations wi...
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15 May 2012
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