Using Risk-Based Regulations for Licensing Nuclear Power Plants: Case Study of the Gas-cooled Fast Reactor

The strategy adopted for national energy supply is one of the most important policy choice for the US. Although it has been dismissed in the past decades, nuclear power today has key assets when facing concerns on energy dependence and global warming. However, reactor licensing regulations need t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jourdan, G., Golay, M. W.
Other Authors: Advanced Nuclear Power Technology Program (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Format: Technical Report
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Advanced Nuclear Power Program 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67674