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NRC adopts ROP updates
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a significant overhaul of its Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspection program that stresses a leaner, more risk-focused inspection process.
This adoption comes just over a month after NRC officials published their findings on the proposed ROP changes. The changes would reduce the number of hours spent annually on direct inspections at U.S. nuclear power plants by 38 percent.
D.-K. Sze, J. Jung, E. T. Cheng
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1197-1204
Environment and Safety | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24893
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The inherent safety aspect of Tokamark Power System Studies (TPSS) reactor blankets has been investigated. The idea is to design the blanket so safe that cost savings can be realized such as through non-nuclear grading construction. If the blanket materials are carefully selected, inherent safety is feasible for fusion reactor blankets up to 5–10 MW/m2 neutron wall loading.
