Russia's strategy in reactor safety investigations

The views of the author on the content of programs for future scientific re search on the safety of domestic reactors are presented. The classification of the scientific-research work is based on the principle of deep stacking of protection. The fields of interest to those who order the scientific-re search work are examined: the Ministry of Atomic Energy, Rosenergoatom, Sta te Atomic Inspectorate, and international organizations. it is suggested th at the center of gravity of Russian research on the safety of nuclear power plants be transferred from analysis of accidents to the study of measures for preventing them. Special importance is attached to investigations oil i ncreasing the level of the safety culture of the personnel, specifically, s tudying the effect of the human factor on safety. It is suggested that the efforts of specialists in various fields of science be concentrated in this direction.