Zircon has economic importance as a raw material in its own right and also as a feedstock for the manufacture of zirconia (zirconium dioxide), zirconium chemicals and zirconium metal. The geological processes that formed zircon led to the incorporation of radionuclides of natural origin into the crystal structure. The presence of these radionuclides is not significant enough to be of any commer…
The International Atomic Energy Agency, in response to many requests, has produced this guidebook as a general summary of the work that has to be undertaken in the preparation for and introduction of nuclear power in a country. In particular, the book gives guidance on the decisions that have to be taken and the requirements for studies, organization and trained manpower that have to be met on …
This report provides a set of suggested methods and practices for determining the source term and analysing the radiological consequences of research reactor accidents. It provides safety analysts, regulators, and reactor facility management and operations staff, with the calculation methods and techniques necessary for deriving the source term. This includes all factors relevant to the formati…
This report has been prepared from material developed at and subsequent to a consultants' meeting held in Vienna in January 1978. The main purpose of the meeting was to prepare a document in the form of a guide for planning and developing treatment flowsheets for uranium ore processing.
The purpose of this guidebook is to advise managers, engineers and operators of electric power systems in developing countries on the principles and methodologies that should be applied when planning the expansion of their electric power generating systems.
This publication provides practical guidance for performing safety analyses of research reactors. The guidance is based on present good practice worldwide. It covers all the steps required to perform safety analyses, i.e. selection of initiating events and acceptance criteria, rules and conventions, selection of computational tools, and presentation and evaluation of the analysis results. The s…
This publication is a companion to the IAEA Safety Report, Accident Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants. It is specifically devoted to the analysis of severe accidents. Although the publication does not explicitly differentiate between various reactor types, it has been written on the basis of the available knowledge and databases developed for light water reactors (LWRs). Its application is ther…
There is a widespread variation in the practices with regard to the release of patients from hospital after unsealed radionuclide therapies. This publication aims to harmonize the different approaches, drawing on new advice issued by the International Commission on Radiological Protection and on a number of regional and national approaches. Particular attention is paid to the most frequent ques…
Energy; Atoms and nuclear; Radioactivity; Nuclear processes; radiation and materials; Fission; Fusion; Particle accelerators; Isotope separators; Radiation detectors; Neutron chain reactions; Nuclear heat energy; Breeder reactors; Fusion reactors; The history of nuclear energy; Biological effects of radiation; Information from isotopes; Useful radiation effects; Reactor safety; Nuclear propulsi…
This publication provides a description of the elements which should be addressed by the team responsible for the preparation, development and implementation of a plant specific accident management programme at a nuclear power plant. The issues addressed include formation of the team, selection of accident management strategies, safety analyses required, evaluation of the performance of plant s…