Nuclear Safety

Dear Colleagues,

Nuclear power plants use fissile materials to produce energy in the form of heat and, as a result of this process, radioactive materials are produced as a by-product. Whilst radioactive materials can have beneficial uses, such as in cancer therapy, they are generally harmful to health. Thus, their use and the process by which they are produced must be strictly regulated to ensure nuclear safety. The main objective of nuclear safety is the achievement of proper operating conditions and the prevention and mitigation of accident consequences, resulting in protection of workers, the public and the environment from undue radiation hazards. There are many relevant factors that have an impact on nuclear safety of nuclear power plants during operation, e.g., evolution of nuclear power plants boundary conditions (including organisation and safety culture, renewal and capacity building of personnel, available technology infrastructure such as engineering companies and suppliers); equipment obsolescence, documentation update, computational methods, technological upgrades; ageing management of structures, systems, and components; radiological impact, radwaste and spent fuel management; lessons-learned and operating experience; evolution of regulations and standards; adequate management of nuclear security, interface between security and safety.

Prof. Dr. Javier Dies
Ing. Jacobo Zegri
Guest Editors

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• Safety and Long Term Operation (operation beyond 40 years)
• Safety and Subsequent License Renewal (operation beyond 60 years)
• Safety on new NPP
• Ageing management
• Safety and Capacity building, Education and training
• Accident Tolerant Fuel
• Radwaste management
• Radwaste transport
• Efficiency of the regulatory body
• Safety culture