The State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses (SOARCA) is a study of
nuclear power plant safety
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Meanings
There are two slightly di ...
conducted by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The purpose of the SOARCA is assessment of possible impact on population caused by major radiation accidents that might occur at NPPs.
NUREG/BR-0359 Rev. 1, Modeling Potential Reactor Accident Consequences
/ref> This new study updates older studies with the latest state-of-the-art computer models and incorporates new plant safety and security enhancements.
History
Older studies
*WASH-740 WASH-740 was a report published by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) in 1957. This report, called "Theoretical Possibilities and Consequences of Major Accidents in Large Nuclear Power Plants" (also known as "The Brookhaven Report"), estimat ...
(1957)
*WASH-1400
WASH-1400, 'The Reactor Safety Study', was a report produced in 1975 for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by a committee of specialists under Professor Norman Rasmussen. It "generated a storm of criticism in the years following its release". In t ...
(1975)
*CRAC-II
CRAC-II is both a computer code (titled Calculation of Reactor Accident Consequences) and the 1982 report of the simulation results performed by Sandia National Laboratories for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The report is sometimes referred t ...
(1982)
* NUREG-1150 (1991)
See also
*Incident response team
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*Nuclear power
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* Nuclear power debate
* Nuclear safety in the U.S.
*Nuclear safety systems
:''This article covers the technical aspects of active nuclear safety systems in the United States. For a general approach to nuclear safety, see nuclear safety.''
The three primary objectives of nuclear reactor safety systems as defined by the ...
*Nuclear fuel response to reactor accidents
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*Nuclear accidents in the United States
The United States Government Accountability Office reported more than 150 incidents from 2001 to 2006 of nuclear plants not performing within acceptable safety guidelines. According to a 2010 survey of energy accidents, there have been at least 5 ...
External links
SOARCA Website
References
Nuclear safety and security
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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