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A Comparison Study on Severe Accident Risks Between PWR and PHWR Plants  

Jeong, Jong-Tae (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Tae-Woon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Ha, Jae-Joo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Radiation Protection and Research / v.29, no.3, 2004 , pp. 187-196 More about this Journal
Abstract
The health effects resulting from severe accidents of typical 1,000MWe KSNP(Korea Standard Nuclear Plant) PWR and typical 600MWe CANDU(CANada Deuterium Uranium) plants were estimated and compared. The population distribution of the site extending to 80km for both site were considered. The releaese fraction for various source term categories(STC) and core inventories were used in the estimation of the health effects risks by using the MACCS2(MELCOR Accident Consequence Code System2) code. Individuals are assumed to evacuate beyond 16km from the site. The health effects considered in this comparative study are early and cancer fatality risk, and the results are presented as CCDF(Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function) curves considering the occurrence probability of each STC's. According to the results, the early and cancer fatality risks of PHWR plants we lower than those of PWR plants. This is attributed the fact that the amount of radioactive mateials that released to the atmosphere resulting from the postulated severe accidents of PHWR plants are smaller than that of PWR plants. And, the dominating initiating event of STC that shows maximum early and cancer fatality risk is SGTR(Steam Generator Tube Rupture) for both plants. Therefore, the appropriated actions must be taken to reduce the occurrence probability and the amounts of radioactive materials released to the environment in order to protect the public for both PWR and PHWR plants.
Keywords
Risk; Severe Accident; PWR; PHWR; Health Effects;
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