Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "nuclear power plant"
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Ecological Interface Design for Turbine Secondary Systems in a Nuclear Power Plant: Effects on Operator Situation Awareness
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-09)Investigations into past accidents at nuclear power generating facilities such as that of Three Mile Island have identified human factors as one of the foremost critical aspects in plant safety. Errors resulting from ... -
The Effects of Nuclear Radiation on Aging Reinforced Concrete Structures in Nuclear Power Plants
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)In this thesis we look at one of the aging mechanisms that may have affected current aged Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). Irradiation as an age-related degradation mechanism is studied for Reinforced Concrete (RC) in NPPs. ...