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ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS: DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY AND STRATEGIES FOR THEIR DEPLOYMENT PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM, SEOUL, 18-22 OCTOBER 1993 ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS; DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY AND STRATEGIES FOR THEIR DEPLOYMENT The following States are Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency: AFGHANISTAN HOLY SEE PARAGUAY ALBANIA HUNGARY PERU ALGERIA ICELAND PHILIPPINES ARGENTINA INDIA POLAND ARMENIA INDONESIA PORTUGAL AUSTRALIA IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF QATAR AUSTRIA IRAQ ROMANIA BANGLADESH IRELAND RUSSIAN FEDERATION BELARUS ISRAEL SAUDI ARABIA BELGIUM ITALY SENEGAL BOLIVIA JAMAICA SIERRA LEONE BRAZIL JAPAN SINGAPORE BULGARIA JORDAN■ SLOVAKIA CAMBODIA KAZAKHSTAN SLOVENIA CAMEROON KENYA SOUTH AFRICA CANADA KOREA, REPUBLIC OF SPAIN CHILE KUWAIT SR] LANKA CHINA LEBANON SUDAN COLOMBIA LIBERIA SWEDEN COSTA RICA LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA SWITZERLAND COTE D’IVOIRE LIECHTENSTEIN SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC CROATIA LITHUANIA THAILAND CUBA LUXEMBOURG THE FORMER YUGOSLAV CYPRUS MADAGASCAR REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA CZECH REPUBLIC MALAYSIA TUNISIA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S MALI TURKEY REPUBLIC OF KOREA MARSHALL ISLANDS UGANDA DENMARK MAURITIUS UKRAINE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MEXICO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ECUADOR MONACO UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT EGYPT MONGOLIA BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EL SALVADOR MOROCCO IRELAND ESTONIA MYANMAR UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZA1 ETHIOPIA NAMIBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FINLAND NETHERLANDS URUGUAY FRANCE NEW ZEALAND UZBEKISTAN GABON NICARAGUA VENEZUELA GERMANY NIGER VIET NAM GHANA NIGERIA YUGOSLAVIA GREECE NORWAY ZAIRE GUATEMALA PAKISTAN ZAMBIA HAITI PANAMA ZIMBABWE The Agency’s Statute was approved on 23 October 1956 by the Conference on the Statute of the IAEA held at United Nations Headquarters, New York; it entered into force on 29 July 1957. 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Printed by the IAEA in Austria July 1994 STI/PUB/931 PROCEEDINGS SERIES ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY AND STRATEGIES FOR THEIR DEPLOYMENT PROCEEDINGS OF AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS: DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY AND STRATEGIES FOR THEIR DEPLOYMENT ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AND HOSTED BY THE KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, EUROPEAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY, KOREA ATOMIC INDUSTRIAL FORUM, KOREAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY, NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY OF THE OECD, WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL AND HELD IN SEOUL, 18-22 OCTOBER 1993 INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA, 1994 VIC Library Cataloguing in Publication Data International Symposium on Advanced Nuclear Power Systems : Design, Technology, Safety and Strategies for Their Deployment (1993 : Seoul, Republic of Korea). Advanced nuclear power systems : design, technology, safety and strategies for their deployment : proceedings of an International Symposium on Advanced Nuclear1 Power Systems : Design, Technology, Safety and Strategies for Their Deployment organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency and hosted by the Korea Electric Power Corporation on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Korea in co-operation with the Commission of thé European Communities, European Nuclear Society, Korea Atomic Industrial Forum, Korean Nuclear Society, Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD, World Energy Council. Vienna : The Agency, 1994. p. ; 24 citi. — (Proceedings series, ISSN 0074-1884) STI/PUB/931 ISBN 92-0-101894-0 Includes bibliographical references. 1. Nuclear reactors—Design and construction. 2. Nuclear reactors— Safety measures. 3. Reactor Technology. I. International Atomic Energy Agency. II. Hanguk Chollyok Kongsa. III. Title. IV. Series: Pro ceedings series (International Atomic Energy Agency) ; 931. VICL 94-00088 FOREWORD The objectives of this symposium on Advanced Nuclear Power Systems: Design, Technology, Safety and Strategies for their Deployment, were to provide high level decision makers with an overview of the discussion concerning the need for nuclear power and the salient features of advanced nuclear power systems; a forum for discussing the design objectives and safety approaches for such systems and the views of regulatory bodies; a forum for identifying barriers to the deploy ment of these systems and foi reviewing strategies to overcome these barriers; and a forum for reviewing options for international co-operation in the development and deployment of such systems. Since technical descriptions of advanced nuclear power systems have been presented regularly at other international meetings, this symposium consisted of 22 invited and 4 background papers which addressèd mainly institutional aspects. Approximately half of the papers were prepared by international groups of experts. Topics discussed during the panel sessions included regulatory views on the safety aspects of advanced reactors and the barriers and strategies for the deployment of advanced nuclear power systems. These Proceedings contain the opening addresses and the invited and background papers presented at the symposium. The symposium was held from 18 to 22 October 1993 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. It was organized by thé IAEA and hosted by the Korea Electric Power Corpo ration (KEPCO) on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Korea. In addition, the Commission of the European Communities, the European Nuclear Society, the Korea Atomic Industrial Forum, the Korean Nuclear Society, the Nuclear Energy Agency of the ÛËCD and the World Energy Council co-operated in the preparations for the symposium. Approximately 400 participants from 29 countries and 5 organi zations took part. The IAEA gratefully acknowledges thé generous assistance of the Government of the Republic of Korea and KEPCO in providing the facilities and the substantial support for this symposium. EDITORIAL NOTE The Proceedings have been edited by the editorial staff of the IAEA to the extent considered necessary for the reader’s assistance. The views expressed remain, however, the responsibility of the named authors or participants. In addition, the views are not necessarily those of the governments of the nominating Member States or of the nominating organizations. Although great care has been taken to maintain the accuracy of information contained in this publication, neither the IAEA nor its Member States assume any responsibility for consequences which may arise from its use. 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CONTENTS OPENING SESSION Opening Addresses Hans Blix .................................................................................................................. 3 Si-Joong Kim ............................................................................................................. 9 Chong-Hun Rieh ............................................ ....................................................... 13 Keynote Address Prospects for the Republic of Korea of costs, risks and externalities for research and development and commercialization of advanced nuclear power systems (IAEA-SM-332/0.1) ................... ................................ 17 Byong-Whi Lee INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEWS OF OTHER RELEVANT CONFERENCES (Session I) The role of nuclear power in sustainable energy strategies (IAEA-SM-332/1.1) ................................................................................................. 27 B.A. Semenov, L.L. Bennett, E. Bertel International symposium on major technical issues of advanced water reactors: Summary and conclusions of TOPNUX ’93 (IAEA-SM-332/1.2) ................................................................................................. 47 P. Bacher Design trends and major technical issues of advanced non-water-cooled nuclear reactors (IAEA-SM-332/1.3) .................................................................. 55 S. Kondo Small and medium sized reactors with special emphasis on non-power applications (IAEA-SM-332/1.4) ............................................... 73 W. Balz, M.J. Crijns, P. Girouard, G.I.W. Llewelyn Summary of a symposium on power generation choices (IAEA-SM-332/1.5) ................................................................................................. 101 J.E. Gray INC 93 — Towards a better future: How do we meet the energy needs of the 21st century? What is the role for nuclear power?