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Title Evaluation of aircraft-crash-hazards analyses for nuclear power plants
Creator/Author Kot, C.A. ; Lin, H.C. ; van Erp, J.B. ; Eichler, T.V. ; Wiedermann, A.H.
Publication Date 1982 Jun 01
OSTI Identifier OSTI ID: 7090435; Legacy ID: DE82021727
Report Number(s) NUREG/CR-2859; ANL-CT-81-32
DOE Contract Number W-31-109-ENG-38
Other Number(s) Other: ON: DE82021727
Resource Type Technical Report
Research Org Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
Subject 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; AIRCRAFT; ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; HAZARDS; LICENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITE SELECTION; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS
Description/Abstract The state of knowledge concerning aircraft crash hazards to nuclear power plants is critically evaluated. This effort is part of a study to analyze the potential effects of offsite hazards upon the safety of nuclear power plants and to develop a technical basis for the assessment of siting approaches for such facilities. The evaluation includes the deterministic modeling of aircraft crash scenarios and threat environments, the estimation of the effects on and the response of the vital plant systems, and the probabilistic aspects of the crash problem, i.e., data bases and statistical methodologies. Also critically reviewed are past licensing experience and regulatory practice with respect to aircraft crash hazards. In general it is found that the data bases, methodologies and modeling approaches are adequate to estimate the threat and plant response. However, this knowledge is not always fully used in specific applications.
Country of Publication United States

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