scholarly journals Oil accident response simulation: allocation of potential places of refuge

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Leiger ◽  
R. Aps ◽  
M. Fetissov ◽  
K. Herkül ◽  
M. Kopti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Accident Response

The Severe Accident Analysis of CPR1000 Based on MELCOR Code

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longze Li ◽  
Mingjun Wang ◽  
Wenxi Tian ◽  
Guanghui Su ◽  
Suizheng Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Failure Time ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Severe Accident ◽  
Feed Water ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Station Blackout ◽  
Accident Response ◽  
Basic Standard

The severe accident of CPR1000 caused by station blackout with the SG safety valve failure is simulated and analyzed using MELCOR code in this work. The CPR1000 power plant severe accident response process and the results with three different assumptions, which are no the seal leakage nor the auxiliary feed water, the seal leakage and auxiliary feed water exist, the seal leakage exist but no auxiliary feed water separately, are analyzed. According to the calculation results, without the seal leakage and auxiliary feed water, pressure vessel would fail at 9576 s. When auxiliary feed water was supplied, pressure vessel’s failure time would delay nearly 30000s. When the seal leakage exists, pressure vessel’s failure time would delay about 50 s. The results are meaningful and significant for comprehending the detailed process of severe accident for CPR1000 nuclear power plant, which is the basic standard for establishing the severe accident management guideline.

Investigating the Gap Between Actual and Perceived Distance from a Nuclear Power Plant: A Case Study in Japan

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaaki Kato ◽  
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Shogo Takahara ◽  
Toshimitsu Homma ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Tohoku Earthquake ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
Fukushima Accident ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Straight Line Distance ◽  
Accident Response ◽  
Straight Lines

This study investigates factors in gaps between perceived and actual straight-line distance to Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant (KKNPP). The distance to areas in the official accident response plan is defined using straight lines from the NPP, making it important to determine whether area residents understand these distances correctly. Adults living in the two municipalities cohosting the NPP were surveyed randomly in 2005, 2010 and 2011. In this study, we consider three groups of factors — geographical features, personal attributes, and experience in events highlighting nuclear safety. The Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki earthquake hit the NPP between the first and second of these three surveys, and the Tohoku earthquake and the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident occurred between the second and the third surveys. Before the Fukushima accident, overestimations of straight-line distance were common among respondents, and geographical features such as lack of NPP visibility aggravated bias between actual and perceived distance. After the Fukushima accident, underestimation of the distance became common and personal attributes became more influential as the factor of the perceived-actual distance gap.

scholarly journals Ship Evacuation and Emergency Response Trends

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Stefanidis ◽  
E Boulougouris ◽  
D Vassalos
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Societal Pressure ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Passenger Ships ◽  
Assessment Standards ◽  
Accident Response ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Regulatory Landscape ◽  
State Of Art ◽  
New System

Accidents such as the Costa Concordia and more recently the Viking Sky incident cause a societal pressure for improving safety and emergency response in passenger ships. Finding realistic solutions for improvement requires first and foremost an understanding of the current regulatory landscape and the corresponding performance assessment standards. The first part of this paper is dedicated to the provision of a comprehensive outline of the regulatory framework that will ensure compliance of any new system and model developed. The second part is dedicated on the state-of-art projects and novel ideas on ship evacuation analyses, Life Saving Appliances (LSAs), Search and Rescue (SAR) with the purpose of unveiling areas for improvement. Finally, having identified the gaps in the aforementioned topics, suggestions are made on how future work can address the challenges of marine accident response.

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