Overview of the safety systems used in generation III and III+ of reactors

  • Michał STĘPIEŃ Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
  • Grzegorz NIEWIŃSKI Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3185-5250
  • Aleksej KASZKO Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Keywords: safety systems, gen III reactors, nuclear energy

Abstract

Generation III and III+ of nuclear reactors are most often operated in the world. Reactor safety issues are the most important part of designing nuclear power plants. This article presents the current accident protection systems in power plants. Among other things, the so-called "defense in depth" was presented, which minimizes the risk of the spread of nuclear fission products and the associated passive safety and reactor protection systems.

Published
2020-09-15
Issue
No 3 (2020)
Section
Research articles