We have developed a new index called Resilience index, which evaluate the reliability of system safety of nuclear power plant under severe accident by considering the capability to recover from the situation the system safety function was lost. In this paper, a detailed evaluation procedure for the Resilience index was described. System safety of a PWR plant under severe accident was then assessed according to the Resilience index concept to discuss applicability of the index. We found that the Resilie...
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Fundamental Study on Applicability of Resilience Index for System Safety Assessment

In this research, a new index “The Resilience Index” was proposed to evaluate the capability of nuclear power plant to recover from the situation of safety function lost. Three elements assumed to evaluate the resilience index are the achievement rate, necessary time, and probability of success of each accident management activity. The resilience index is expected to visualize the improvement of safety of each nuclear power plant against severe accidents. ...
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Development of Resilience Evaluation Method for Nuclear Power Plant (Part 1: Proposal of Resilience Index for Assessment of Safety of Nuclear Power Plant under Severe Accident)

Functional assessment of equipment, considering the aged degradation of material, maintenance and so on, is required in order to evaluate the soundness of nuclear power plant in operation. In this report, equipment probabilistic risk is dealt with as showing the soundness of equipment, and the ideas how to consider aged degradation and maintenance on probabilistic risk are showed. ...
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Equipment Probabilistic Risk Assessment Considering Aged Degradation and Maintenance

We have developed a new index, called the resilience index, that evaluates the dynamic stability of the system safety of a nuclear power plant during a severe accident by considering the ability to recover system safety functions that have become lost in the situation. In this paper, a detailed evaluation procedure for the resilience index is described. The system safety of a PWR plant during a severe accident is then assessed according to the resilience index in order to discuss the applicability of ...
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Development of Resilience Evaluation Method for Nuclear Power Plants (Part 3: Study on Evaluation Method and Applicability of Resilience Index)

We have developed a new index, called the resilience index, that evaluates the dynamic stability of the system safety of a nuclear power plant during a severe accident by considering the ability to recover system safety functions that have become lost in the situation. In this paper, a detailed evaluation procedure for the resilience index is described. The system safety of a PWR plant during a severe accident is then assessed according to the resilience index in order to discuss the applicability of ...
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Development of Resilience Evaluation Method for Nuclear Power Plants (Part 3: Study on Evaluation Method and Applicability of Resilience Index)

In this research, a new index “The Resilience Index” was proposed to evaluate the capability of nuclear power plant to recover from the situation of safety function lost. Three elements assumed to evaluate the resilience index are the achievement rate, necessary time, and probability of success of each accident management activity. The resilience index is expected to visualize the improvement of safety of each nuclear power plant against severe accidents. ...
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Development of Resilience Evaluation Method for Nuclear Power Plant (Part.1: Proposal of Resilience Index for Assessment of Safety of Nuclear Power Plant under Severe Accident)

Abstract The total system design on Nuclear Plant ensures “Nuclear safety” with making practically achievable efforts to prevent and mitigate nuclear and radiological accidents. The performance based system design with “Defence in depth (D-I-D)” has been laid out as the key means in “preventing accidents”, “controlling escalation to serious consequences”, and “mitigating impact to the public”. D-I-D is extended to the management of severe accidents, and is an approach intended to provide protection a...
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Development of Resilience Evaluation Method for Nuclear Power Plant (Part4: Concept of System Safety on Operating Nuclear Power Plants)

In view of the severe consequences of TEPCO’s Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident, a new framework for the continuous enhancement of severe accident management (for beyond design basis accidents involving significant fuel damage) should be established for the operation of existing plants in Japan. Preparedness and response measures for addressing extreme natural disasters as large-scale earthquakes and tsunamis, and for other severe accident initiators should be formulated quickly, properly, and in good sequen...
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Nuclear Safety Assessment of Nuclear Operating Plants after Fukushima No.1 NPS Tsunami Accident

Particularly, Since the on Fukushima the system Dai-ichi safety assessment accident, the of importance plants in operation, of “system the safety” various has degradation been recognized. aspects with transiti on of time ha been emphasized. Accordingly, functional degradation will be the assessment target, reliability and assessment the changes will in the be made safety on codes the consolidation and the concept of of important safety will functions be dealt under with; a where, system, the not on individ...
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Lessons & Learns from Fukushima Daiichi Accident and New Concept of System Safety on Nuclear Power Plants

The total system design on Nuclear Plant ensures “Nuclear safety” with making practically achievable efforts to prevent and mitigate nuclear and radiological accidents. The performance based system design with “Defence in depth (D-I-D)” has been laid out as the key means in “preventing accidents”, “controlling escalation to serious consequences”, and “preventing harmful consequences to the public”. D-I-D is extended to the management of severe accidents, and is an approach intended to provide protectio...
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Concept of System Safety on Operating Nuclear Power Plant