What kind of safety assessment has the IAEA performed to assess the safety of WWER and RBMK reactors?
A9. Short Answer: In 1990, the IAEA launched an international project on the safety of WWER 440/230. Later this project was expanded to include all WWER and RBMK – type reactors. This project evaluated the safety of the design and sponsored expert safety visits to the power plants to identify safety deficiencies and to make recommendations on how to solve them. The project grouped the deficiencies into so called “safety issues,” prioritised them and monitored their solutions through assistance provided by the EU, the World Bank, EBRD and bilateral agreements. The project concluded in 1998 with the resolution of the main safety issues. But the enhancement of safety at WWER and RBMK reactors continues, with many of the additional low priority issues now being resolved as a result of follow-up assistance provided by the IAEA through its technical cooperation program. Read more… Explanation: The IAEA project on the Safety of WWER and RBMK Nuclear Power Plants was a major scientific and tec
