Ballesteros, Antonio

Brumovsky, Milan

Debarberis, Luigi

Kryukov, Alexander

Simola, Kaisa

Recently questions and debates are appearing with regard to the vulnerability of the NPPs and their possible exposure to external threats; like for example terrorist attacks involving few individuals able to by-pass security and introducing small charges of explosive inside or near-by such containments. The role of the structural materials is in these situations very important for the safety of the NPP. The response of the structures is discussed and reviewed in this paper. Although the main focus is on structural integrity, the paper also discusses the overall risk assessment of terrorist attacks presenting the link between structural analyses and plant risk analysis

The role of structural materials in the vulnerability of nuclear power plants

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