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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2019.17.1.95

Suggestion of Risk Assessment Methodology for Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plant  

Park, ByeongIk (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School)
Kim, JuYoul (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School)
Kim, Chang-Lak (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.17, no.1, 2019 , pp. 95-106 More about this Journal
Abstract
The decommissioning of nuclear power plants should be prepared by quantitative and qualitative risk assessment. Radiological and non-radiological hazards arising during decommissioning activities must be assessed to ensure the safety of decommissioning workers and the public. Decommissioning experiences by U.S. operators have mainly focused on deterministic risk assessment, which is standardized by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory commission (NRC) and focuses only on the consequences of risk. However, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has suggested an alternative to the deterministic approach, called the risk matrix technique. The risk matrix technique considers both the consequence and likelihood of risk. In this study, decommissioning stages, processes, and activities are organized under a work breakdown structure. Potential accidents in the decommissioning process of NPPs are analyzed using the composite risk matrix to assess both radiological and non-radiological hazards. The levels of risk for all potential accidents considered by U.S. NPP operators who have performed decommissioning were estimated based on their consequences and likelihood of events.
Keywords
Decommissioning; Risk assessment; Risk matrix; Potential accidents; Hazards;
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