A Review Paper On Nuclear S Power Plants Safety

© April 2020 | IJIRT | Volume 6 Issue 11 | ISSN: 2349-6002
IJIRT 149248 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN TECHNOLOGY 409
A REVIEW PAPER ON NUCLEAR’S POWER
PLANTS SAFETY
Swapnil Namekar1
, Mohit Prajapati2
1
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering,
2
Student, Department of Electrical Engineering,
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of Engineering Pune, India
Abstract- This summary is about security, awareness on
Nuclear power plant. Security is important topic in India
and it is necessary to dissipate right information to all the
public at large .in this I already briefly described how the
security in NPP’s is maintained. NPPs industry
improved the security and performance of reactors
designs. However, a perfect security cannot be
guaranteed. Potential sources of problems include
human error and external events that have greater
impact than anticipated. At first, we will safely focuses
on main radiological releases from power plant activities
and secondly, we will have to avoid misuse of radioactive
material with non-state elements.
I. INTRODUCTION
Nuclear power plants are the fourth largest source of
electricity in India. As come for security in Nuclear
power plants often less understood and more talked.
Currently, all the NPPs in India are under the Nuclear
Power Corporation of India limited (NPCIL). The
NPPs in India are not only safe but are also well
regulated, have proper well documented and
periodically rehearsed emergency preparedness, also
have medical examination, dosimetry and bioassay
and are backed-up by fully equipped personnel.
Decontamination centers manned by doctor qualified
in occupational and industrial health and also have
specific training in handling radiological emergencies.
Security is accorded overriding priority in all the
activities. All nuclear facilities are designed sited
constructed, commissioned and operated in
accordance with strict quality and security. The
regulatory framework in the country is robust with
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board having the power to
frame the policy, laying down security standard and
requirement and monitoring and enforcing all the
security provision . The AERB exercise the regulator
control through a stage-wise system of licensing in
over 278 reactor years
of operation of power operation
II. EVALUATION PROCEDURE
For evaluating security measures inside Sudanese
thermal power plants, the following tools were
used for evaluation:
a- Detailed questionnaires campaign.
b- Field security inspection of power plants.
c- Sound level measurement.
d- Meetings with personnel concerned in
security and key employees in power
plant
III. RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION OF
WORKERS.
The following measure ensures the radiological
protection of the public due the operation of NPPs.
Dose Limit
At nuclear sites AERB prescribed the limits to a
member of public at exclusion distance due to release
of radioactive effluents from nuclear facilities.
1 MSV (whole body)/ Year.
1) Effective dose
a) Twenty Milli-Sievert /year averaged
over five consecutive years.
b) A maximum of 30 mSv in any year.
2) Equivalent dose (Individual organs)
a) Eyes lens 152 mSv/year.
b) Skin 500 mSv/year.
c) Extremities 500 mSv/year.
3) Pregnant woman

a) Equivalent dose limit to the surface of
the woman’s lower abdomen -2 mSv.
b) Annual Limit on Intake for
radionuclides -0.05 ALI.
4) Apprentices and students.
a) Effective dose (whole body): 6
mSv/year.
b) Equivalent dose (individual organs);
Eye lens 15 mSv/year.
Skin 50 mSv/year.
Extremities 50 mSv/year
IV. RADIOACTIVE WASTE CONTROL
The performance of the radioactive waste control
system established at NPPs is reviewed to ensure that
appropriate methods and control practice continue to
be in place and the generation of radioactive waste is
kept to as minimum as practicable in minimum as
practicable in terms of activity and volume.
1) Method of Disposal and
monitoring.
Gaseous waste from reactor building are
filtered using prefilters and highefficiency
particulate air filters and released after monitoring
through a stack of 100m height. The release of
different radionuclides are monitored and
accounted for to demonstrate that the releases are
within the prescribed limits. 2) Authorised limits
of discharge The discharge’s of radioactive waste
from NPPs is governed by the atomic Energy
rules 1987. The authorized limits are sets as much
lower value than derived limits to achieve effluent
release ALARA. The release from NPPs have
been only fraction of release limits specified
.
Noise and Sound Level Measurement
To evaluate effect of noise on employees in
power plants, it was necessary to measure
noise intensity or average sound level in the
power plant, and the time that employees
spend beside the source of the sound, termed
as, Time Weight Average (TWA). Sound
measurement focused at the source of the
sound, not the ambient noise in power plants
For this purpose and for the sake of
obtaining accurate readings, a Digital Sound
Level Meter was used for measurement.
The procedure for measuring sound levels
was
based on the following points:-
1. Selection of the sources of noise.
2. Mechanical condition of the source of
noise under test.
3. Specifying the normal distance of
employees from the source of noise while
they are normally performing their jobs.
4. Effect of noise transmitted to neighboring
employees at other sections of the power
plant
(1) Equipment for handling design basis accidents
Equipment for handling design basis accidents can be
strengthened according to these concrete
recommendations based on an evaluation of the effects
of internal fires, internal overflows, external events
(volcanos, tornados, external fires), etc. There are two
major ways in which equipment can be strengthened
for handling design basis accidents(a) As a
countermeasure against internal fires Implement
equipment countermeasures against internal fires to
maintain security.
i.Use fire-resistant and incombustible materials
1) Install fire sensing systems
2)Install fire extinguishers
3)Protect sections with fireproofing walls
(b) As a countermeasure against internal overflows
Implement equipment countermeasures against
internal overflows to maintain security.
a) Install watertight doors
1)Install dams
2)Install leak detector
Engineering
Several issues arise in prolonging the lives of
nuclear plants which were originally designed for
normal 30-40 years operating lives. System,
structure s and components whose characteristic
change gradually with time are subject of
attention, which is applied with vastly greater
scientific technical knowledge then that of
available to the original designer many decades
ago.
A second issue is that of obsolescence for
instance, older reactor have’s analogue
instrument and control system and a question

must be faced regarding whether there are
replaced with digital in a major mid-life overhaul,
or simply maintained.
Thirdly, the properties of material may degrade
with age, particularly with heat and neutron
irradiation. In some early Russian pressurized
water reactor, the pressure vessel is relatively
narrow and thus subject to greater neutron
bombardment that a wider one. The raise question
of embitterment and has had to be checked
carefully before extending
licences
Knowledge control
The IAEA has a security knowledge base for
ageing and long term operation of nuclear power
plant which aims to develop a framework for
sharing information on ageing control and long
term operation of nuclear power plant. Nuclear
DKM addresses the specific needs of nuclear
plants and organization. Its scope extends from
research and development, through design and
engineering, construction, commissioning,
operations, maintenance, refurbishment and long
term operation.
Graphical Representation
Environmental control of NPP’s
Ageing representation of NPP’s
V. RESULT
The evidence over six decades shows that nuclear
power is a safe means of generating electricity. The
risk of accidents in nuclear power plants is low and
declining. The consequences of an accident or
terrorist attack are minimal compared with other
commonly accepted risks.
The routine health risks and greenhouse gas
emissions from nuclear fission power are small
relative to those associated with coal, but there are
several "catastrophic risks"
"Accumulated evidence about radiation health
effects on atomic bomb survivors and other radiation-
exposed people has formed the basis for national and
international regulations about radiation protection.
However, past experiences suggest that common
issues were not necessarily physical health problems
directly attributable to radiation exposure, but rather
psychological and social effects. Additionally,

evacuation and long-term displacement created
severe health-care problems for the most vulnerable
people, such as hospital inpatients and elderly
people.[
VI. CONCLUSION
With an increasing appetite for the consumption of
electricity in India. It is very important to implements
NPPs for the generation of electricity and for this we
will have to manage strong security upon NPPs.
Various factor like design, dose, aspect, control, and
ageing and knowledge control are kept in mind when
it comes for security control.
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5) Tyndall centre’s report commissioned by friends
of the earth, Jan 2013

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