The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident [electronic resource]: OECD/NEA Nuclear Safety Response and Lessons Learnt /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
NEA.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContributor
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2013.
This report outlines international efforts to strengthen nuclear regulation, safety, research and radiological protection in the post-Fukushima context. It also highlights key messages and lessons learnt, notably as related to assurance of safety, shared responsibilities, human and organisational factors, defence-in-depth, stakeholder engagement, crisis communication and emergency preparedness.
Executive summary 7 Introduction&nbsp; 11 Immediate response by NEA member countries&nbsp; 15 -Initiating events 16 -Loss of safety functions 18 -Accident management&nbsp; 23 -Defence-in-depth 24 -Emergency preparedness and planning 27 -Radiological protection 28 -Post-accident recovery and clean-up&nbsp;29 -Regulatory infrastructure 30 NEA initial considerations and approach 31 NEA actions in follow-up to the Fukushima Daiichi accident&nbsp; 35 -Nuclear regulation 35 --Accident management&nbsp; 35 --Defence-in-depth (DiD) concept and implementation&nbsp; 36 --Review of precursor events 37 --Regulation of nuclear site selection 37 --Crisis communication&nbsp;37 -Nuclear safety&nbsp; 38 --Human performance under extreme conditions 38 --Filtered containment venting 38 --Hydrogen management 39 --Robustness of electrical systems 39 --Spent fuel pool accident conditions 40 --Risk analysis for natural external hazards 40 --High seismic loads on metallic components&nbsp; 40 --Software tools for the estimation of fission product releases 41 -Joint research projects&nbsp; 42 --Benchmark Study of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (BSAF)&nbsp; 43 --Hydrogen Mitigation Experiments for Reactor Safety (HYMERES) 43 --PWR transient tests under postulated accident scenarios (PKL phase 3)&nbsp; 44 --Advanced Thermal-hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation (ATLAS) 45 -New reactors 45 -Radiological protection 46 --Radiological protection aspects of the Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident 46 --Nuclear emergencies&nbsp; 47 --Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE)&nbsp; 48 -Support for the ICRP dialogue initiative&nbsp; 49 -Legal framework and liabilities 49 Direct support to Japan by the NEA 51 Key messages&nbsp; 53 -Assurance of safety&nbsp; 53 -Shared responsibilities 53 -Human and organisational factors 54 -Defence-in-depth (DiD)&nbsp; 54 -Stakeholder engagement 55 -Crisis communication 55 -International aspects of emergency preparedness 56 -Trade and transport issues&nbsp;56 -Research and development 56 -International co-operation and the NEA contribution&nbsp; 56 Conclusions 59 Acknowledgements 61 List of acronyms and abbreviations 63
This report outlines international efforts to strengthen nuclear regulation, safety, research and radiological protection in the post-Fukushima context. It also highlights key messages and lessons learnt, notably as related to assurance of safety, shared responsibilities, human and organisational factors, defence-in-depth, stakeholder engagement, crisis communication and emergency preparedness.
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