Princ Of Design Improvmt

Commercial nuclear power plants have been operated for 25 years. Although their basic design has been proven successfully, an overall review of the designs of existing reactors, in light of the operational experiences and reactor safety research results, is useful to provide the direction for future improvements. This book is written: (1) to delineate reactor design principles and requirements and to review the performance of existing plants for stimulating the communications between the reactor designers, the reactor operators, and regulators in the course of further development of commercial nuclear power; (2) to update the design criteria and to suggest innovations for the reactor designers and operators based on the latest operational experiences and safety research results; and (3) to provide tools and technology of an IWR design, emphasized in thermal-hydraulic field, for further improvements in reactor design. This book is suggested for use as a reference for professionals working in the nuclear power field, and for use as a text for graduate level courses of nuclear engineering.