Terms for Describing Advanced Nuclear Power Plants: Nuclear Energy Series No. Nr-t-1.19 - Softcover

International Atomic Energy Agency

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9201459238 ISBN 13: 9789201459237

Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency, 2023

Synopsis

The terms for describing advanced nuclear power plants (NPPs) need to conform to the broad, general, common understanding by the public as well as by the technical community. This publication is a revision of IAEA-TECDOC-936 incorporating developments and initiatives since 1997 in the areas of advanced, evolutionary, and innovative nuclear reactor designs, description of design development phases, inclusive of relevant safety and regulatory terminology, consistent with current IAEA safety standards and glossaries. The objective of this publication is to provide Member States with up-to-date terms for describing advanced NPPs, to draw distinctions between design phases reflecting the maturities of designs, and to clarify definitions of commonly used terms in describing advanced NPPs.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's "Atom's for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9201459238
• ISBN 13: 9789201459237
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 20