Proceedings of the International Conference on Modern Research in Engineering, Technology & Science
Year: 2019
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.33422/icmets.2019.03.205
Environmental Safety of Nuclear Power Plants Built as per Russian Projects
Vladimir A. Grachev
ABSTRACT:
This article provides analysis of issues related to environmental safety of nuclear power plants. It demonstrates that NPPs of Russian design have always been exhibiting a high level of environmental safety. The article gives brief characteristics of all safety barriers and focuses on stress tests showing a high safety level at operating NPPs. Special attention is given to NPPs equipped with new-generation 3+ VVER reactors with the capacity of 1200 MW.
Keywords: Environmental safety, nuclear reactor, safety barriers, stress tests, nuclear power plant (NPP).