PROGRESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGY FOR FUSION SAFETY SYSTEMS STUDIES

The development of fusion safety systems-study methodology, including the aspects of schematic classification of overall fusion safety syste m, qualitative assessment of fusion system for identification of criti cal accident scenarios, quantitative analysis of accident consequences and risk for safety design evaluation, and system-level analysis of a ccident consequences and risk for design optimization, by a consortium of international efforts is presented. The potential application of t his methodology into reactor design studies will facilitate the system atic assessment of safety performance of reactor designs and enhance t he impacts of safety considerations on the selection of design configu rations.