LLAW’s All Things Nuclear #683, Saturday, (07/06/2024)

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JUL 07, 2024

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This Post is for as reference for anyone who wants to understand the beginnings of enabling the prolific design, engineering, construction, legalities, safety and security, and operations of licensing of new Small Modular (nuclear) Reactors (SMRs). I have posted the material provided by the IAEA here for the edification and continuing education of public interest (including my own) in what will no doubt be a serious, if not fatal, desire to use nuclear power by individual governments and corporations with individual needs that require individual characteristics of proposed operational nuclear power facilities.

My only comment at this point is that moving forward with such an effort borders on inanity (or even insanity) that could lead us headlong toward new stumbling steps closer to helping ourselves toward self-destruction in more ways than I care to count this evening. I will study the preliminaries here (as I hope some of you will do) and I will respond with my own no doubt very negative thoughts at a future date. ~llaw

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Application of the Principle of Defence in Depth in Nuclear Safety to Small Modular Reactors

INSAG Series No. 28

English STI/PUB/2094 ¦ 978-92-0-121724-0

14 pages ¦ € 30.00 ¦ Date published: 2024

https://doi.org/10.61092/iaea.w9s3-1k5y

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This publication developed by the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group (INSAG) supplements its advice provided in INSAG-10 underscoring application of the principle of defence in depth in nuclear safety for small modular reactors and related emerging technologies. It is intended to stimulate discussion and to promote practical action at all levels to enhance safety of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). INSAG provides recommendations on current and emerging nuclear safety issues to the IAEA, the nuclear community, and the public. The report is intended for use by governmental authorities and by the nuclear industry and its supporting organizations. In particular, the intended audience includes national decision makers for nuclear power programmes using small modular reactors (SMRs), researchers and designers in this field and nuclear and radiation safety experts.

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