Safety Improvements through Lessons Learned from Operational Experience in Nuclear Research Facilities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lambert, Francis (Editor), Volkov, Yuri (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: NATO Security Through Science Series ; 4
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Facility management.; Nuclear engineering.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Pollution prevention.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Facility Management.; Nuclear Engineering.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Industrial Pollution Prevention.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

For operators of nuclear research facilities, it is of particular importance to investigate minor incidents: indeed, as safety demonstrations are generally based on the presence of several independent "lines of defence", only through attentive investigation of every occurrence, usually min...

Table of Contents:

• HOW TO EXTRACT THE HIDDEN LESSONS FROM A SMALL INCIDENT ON A NUCLEAR RESEARCH FACILITY
• LEARNING FROM LOW LEVEL INCIDENTS
• THE EXPERIENCE OF EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE VVR-c REACTOR AFTER 40 YEARS OF OPERATION
• MINOR INCIDENTS DURING THE DECOMMISSIONING OF PROTOTYPE OPERATION AND RESEARCH FACILITIES OF THE KARLSRUHE RESEARCH CENTER
• ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION ON INCIDENTS AT RESEARCH NUCLEAR PLANTS IN RUSSIA
• PRACTICES IN GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF THE SAFETY OF RESEARCH NUCLEAR PLANTS IN RUSSIA
• SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH LESSONS LEARNED FROM OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN NUCLEAR RESEARCH FACILITIES
• THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HIGHER MANAGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SAFETY POLICY OF RESEARCH CENTRES
• ORGANIZATION AND METHODS USED BY THE CEA SACLAY CENTRE TO IMPROVE OPERATING PROCEDURES AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES IN NUCLEAR RESEARCH FACILITIES
• ROLE OF THE HEALTH PHYSICS – SAFETY DEPARTMENT IN A NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE SAFETY AS AN UNCEASING PROCESS: THE
• THE LESSONS OF 48 YEARS’ OPERATION OF THE AM RESEARCH REACTOR
• SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL DISCUSSIONS.