Topical Issues in
Nuclear
Installation
Safety
Safety Demonstration of
Advanced
Water Cooled Nuclear Power
Plants
Proceedings of an International Conference
6–9 June 2017, Vienna, Austria
IAEA Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Names: International Atomic Energy Agency.
Title: Topical issues in nuclear installation safety / International Atomic Energy Agency.
Description: Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2018. | Series: Proceedings
series (International Atomic Energy Agency), ISSN 0074–1884 | Includes bibliographical
references.
Identifiers: IAEAL 18-01171 | ISBN 978–92–0–104618–5 (paperback : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Nuclear reactors — Safety measures — Congresses. | Nuclear reactors —
Design and construction. | Reliability (Engineering) Classification: UDC 621.039.58 | STI/PUB/1829.
---Enhanced Nuclear Engineering Simulators
E. Negrenti, F. D’Auria, F. Terzuoli, M. D’Apice, M. Serra, A. Tripi... 152
ENHANCED NUCLEAR ENGINEERING SIMULATORS E. NEGRENTI ENEA Rome, Italy Email: Emanuele.negrenti@enea.it F. D’AURIA, F. TERZUOLI University of Pisa Pisa, Italy
M. D’APICE, M. SERRA, A. TRIPI ENEA
Rome, Italy Abstract
Engineering Simulation is a sophisticated multi-purpose technology allowing the users of simulators to run various engineering activities thanks to the possibility of representing the behavior of the plant under normal and adverse conditions, and of modifying the simulated plant architecture and components, adjust a huge set of parameters, test alternative operational solutions. Engineering Simulators have been developed worldwide for
performing plant design, integrated safety analysis, verification and validation of systems and components and human factors studies. These tools also play a role in developing and maintaining key nuclear skills, as knowledge repositories for training at various levels of expertise. The ‘ENES’ Strategic Project (proposed by ENEA within NUGENIA
framework) aims at designing in detail the most urgent improvements to the current generation of Engineering Simulators for Gen II – Gen III NPPs in order to define the key characteristics of a new generation of Enhanced Simulators that can respond adequately to the various issues raised by the Fukushima accident and to other key targets of the international agenda for nuclear plants safety.
