Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 573026, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/573026Passive safety systems have been widely applied to advanced water-cooled reactors, to enhance the
safety of nuclear power plants. The ambitious program of the nuclear power development in China
requires reactor concepts with high safety level. For the near-term and medium-term, the Chinese
government decided for advanced pressurized water reactors with an extensive usage of passive safety
systems. This paper describes some important criteria and the development program of the Chinese largescale pressurized water reactors. An overview on representative research activities and results achieved so far on passive safety systems in various institutions is presented.
