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Sep 1964
Reactor Containment and Environmental Considerations
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Volume 90, Issue 1
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The environmental problems associated with the economic location and operation of nuclear power plants are outlined. These problems are solved by requiring that such plants meet criteria proposed to protect the health and welfare of the public. The means of meeting these criteria are developed historically. It is shown that as requirements became more stringent, changes in philosophy from extreme conservatism to moderate realism were necessary in both analytical assessment of the hazard and design approaches. Current success in coping with environmental considerations leads to the possibility of locating such plants within areas of large population concentrations. Assumptions now possible as a result of intensive experimental and analytical programs together with design innovations have reduced the old damage potential estimates. These, originally conservatively high by a factor of 107, are now only high by a factor of 102. A further reduction by a factor of 10 appears to be possible in the future.
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Journal of the Urban Planning and Development Division
Volume 90 • Issue 1 • September 1964
Pages: 21 - 31
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© 1964 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1964
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Raymond O. Brittan
Head, Applied Mechanics Sect., Reactor Engrg. Div., Argonne Natl. Lab., Argonne, Ill.
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