Nuclear Innovation Programme Enabling global engagement - WINS 2019

摘要

The 2019 World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) Conference in Ottawa, Canada, saw government representatives and industry delegates exchange ideas on security matters associated with the design, commission and operation of small modular reactors (SMRs). Approximately 60 people attended on 20 and 21 November, including nuclear engineers, regulators, academics and SMR vendors. Adrian Prior, from Frazer-Nash Consultancy, presented a collaborative research project with Rolls-Royce, entitled 'Secure by Design'. The project forms part of the multi-million UK Government funded Nuclear Innovation Programme, and is a novel approach that aims to create inherent reactor security through the adaptation of intrinsic features, which are determined in the early design stages. Examples include the use of passive safety systems, which are more difficult to sabotage. The potential benefits of this approach are reduced operating costs, increased resilience and improved public confidence in nuclear.