State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses
- State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses
The State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses (SOARCA) are a study [ [http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/research/soar.html State-Of-The-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses (SOARCA)] ] of nuclear power plant safety being generated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The study replaces significantly older studies (see See Also below) which utilized inadequate methods and inadequate computer resources, and had overly-pessimistic conservatisms (now shown to be incorrect by new research) incorporated.
ee also
*Nuclear debate
*Nuclear power
*Nuclear safety in the U.S.
*Nuclear fuel response to reactor accidents
Obsolete studies
*WASH-740 (1957)
*WASH-1400 (1975)
*CRAC-II (1982)
*NUREG-1150 (1991)
External links
* [http://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/idmws/doccontent.dll?library=PU_ADAMS^PBNTAD01&ID=072340241 Project Plan for SOARCA]
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