Nuclear power plants are complex and intimidating machines. Based on the potential for component failures, nuclear power plants are designed to cope with a wide range of potential operational transients. These include minor equipment failure to extensive postulated accidents. Previous lectures have exposed the audience to different types of reactor designs, new reactor technology and reactor systems designed to maintain reactor safety. This lecture will go into the various abnormal operational transients and infrequent events that are postulated to occur. Additional analysis present will demonstrate that reactors are designed to cope with special events and severe accidents. This lecture will reinforce that modern nuclear reactors remain safe under all postulated conditions.
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