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The human factor in licensing and operating the next generation of nuclear plants
As human factors specialists working at the intersection of human performance and nuclear operations, we are witnessing one of the nuclear sector’s most significant transitions in decades. The emergence of small modular reactors, microreactors, and other advanced designs is reshaping the industry’s landscape. Digital instrumentation and controls, passive safety systems, and increased automation are creating opportunities for greater safety margins and more flexible operation. These same features also fundamentally redefine what it means to “operate” a nuclear plant. Interactions among human roles, automation, and passive systems shape how people maintain awareness, exercise judgment, and intervene when necessary. These developments affect both operational realities and the regulatory foundations on which nuclear safety is built.
Chien C. Lin
Nuclear Technology | Volume 97 | Number 1 | January 1992 | Pages 71-78
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34627
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The investigation of the chemistry and steam transport behavior of radioiodine in boiling water reactors has been extended to four more reactors during fullscale hydrogen water chemistry (HWC) tests. Under the reducing coolant chemistry environment, most of the radioiodine was found in the iodide (I-) form. The iodine steam carryover was found to increase in varying degree under HWC conditions in two reactors and was practically unchanged in the other two reactors. The variations in radioiodine chemical forms and steam carryover are discussed in terms of radiolytic reactions, and the effect of copper ions in the reactor water is qualitatively evaluated. The effect of HWC on radioiodine transport is not significant.