NPP Safety Assessment based on Preliminary Safety Analysis Report

Training Modules 

1. Contents and purpose of Preliminary Safety Analysis Report 

   1.1 Content and purpose of Preliminary Safety Analysis Report 

2. Regulation of nuclear and radiation safety 

   2.1 Nuclear safety regulation 

   2.2 Radiation safety regulation 

3. Using special purpose software for NPP safety assessment 

   3.1 The use of RADUGA software for independent safety assessment 

   3.2 The use of SCALE software for independent radiation safety assessment 

   3.3 The use of SERPENT software for independent nuclear safety assessment 

4. Analysis of NPP design documentation. Forming a list of initiating events. Forming a list of design-basis accidents 

   4.1 Procedure for evaluating the documents substantiating nuclear and radiation safety of nuclear installations 

   4.2 Defining a list of design-basis accidents 

5. Operation of the systems under normal operation, occurrences and emergency; establishing safety limits 

   5.1 Classification of systems and components on the effect on safety 

   5.2 Description of operations of the systems under normal operation, occurrences and emergency, and establishing safety limits 

   5.3 Limits and conditions of safe operation 

6. Results of deterministic and probabilistic safety analysis 

   6.1 Deterministic safety analysis 

   6.2 Probabilistic safety analysis 

7. Final list of beyond design basis accidents based on PSA. Measures to manage beyond-design basis accidents and to mitigate their consequences 

   7.1 Guidance on accident management 

   7.2 Diagnosis of beyond-design basis accidents and accident management instructions 

   7.3 Analysis of beyond-design basis accidents 

8. Final exam 72 h total (52 h of lectures +20 h of hands-on sessions)