1. Approach to natural hazards in French nuclear power plants
French nuclear power plants have been designed according to a defense-in-depth approach, and a series of provisions have been defined
on the one hand, to prevent accidents ;
secondly, to limit the consequences of accidents that may occur despite the above provisions.
Generally speaking, five levels of defense in depth are currently distinguished for nuclear reactors, with each level designed to limit the consequences of the failure of the previous level or avoid the need to activate the next level.
In this context, the facilities have been protected against hazards of internal origin (fire, flooding due to equipment failure, falling loads, etc.) or external...
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Bibliography
- (1) - European Nuclear Safety Regulation Group - Stress tests performed on European nuclear power plants. - Peer review country report, France (2012) http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/ Country%20Report%20FR%20Final.pdf ...
Regulations
Council Directive 2014/87/Euratom of July 8, 2014 amending Directive 2009/71/Euratom establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014. 219.01.0042.01.FRA
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