Nuclear Safety provides the methods and data needed to evaluate and manage the safety of nuclear facilities and related processes using risk-based safety analysis, and provides readers with the techniques to assess the consequences of radioactive releases.
The book covers relevant international and regional safety criteria (US, IAEA, EUR, PUN, URD, INI). The contents deal with each of the critical components of a nuclear plant, and provide an analysis of the risks arising from a variety of sources, including earthquakes, tornadoes, external impact and human factors. It also deals with the safety of underground nuclear testing and the handling of radioactive waste.
- ISBN10 1280642297
- ISBN13 9781280642296
- Publish Date 10 January 2010 (first published 1 January 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Butterworth-Heinemann
- Format eBook
- Pages 430
- Language English