AN APPLICATION OF IRIDM IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS ON FUEL CONVERSION OF THE MARIA REACTOR
Mieczysław Józef Borysiewicz
manhaz@cyf.gov.plNational Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division (Poland)
Karol Kowal
National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division (Poland)
Piotr Andrzej Prusiński
National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division (Poland)
Marcin Dąbrowski
National Atomic Energy Agency (NAEA), Department of Nuclear Safety, Division of Inspection of Nuclear Installations (Poland)
Abstract
Poland, when acceded to GTRI (Global Threat Reduction Initiative) in 2004, has committed to convert the nuclear fuel of the Research Reactor MARIA, operated by the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) in Świerk. The conversion means giving up of high enriched uranium fuel containing 36% of U-235, which was used so far, and replacing it with the low enriched uranium fuel (19.7% U-235). This article describes the potential usability of the Integrated Risk Informed Decision Making (IRIDM) methodology in optimization of the fuel conversion procedure.
Keywords:
nuclear safety, Integrated Risk Informed Decision Making (IRIDM), Research Reactor MARIA, Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI), nuclear fuel conversionReferences
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Mieczysław Józef Borysiewiczmanhaz@cyf.gov.pl
National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division Poland
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Karol KowalNational Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division Poland
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Piotr Andrzej PrusińskiNational Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Nuclear Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Division Poland
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Marcin DąbrowskiNational Atomic Energy Agency (NAEA), Department of Nuclear Safety, Division of Inspection of Nuclear Installations Poland
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