Review of Core Damage Frequency CDF for Nuclear Power Plants in the World
BAPETEN plays an active role in proving the safety level of nuclear power plants to be built and operated in Indonesia. For commercial Power Reactors, the applicant must submit a probabilistic safety analysis report, including calculating the core damage frequency (CDF). The purpose of this paper is to compare CDF from various counties (regulatory bodies requirements) and the core damage accidents that ever happened in the world. Three Core Damage accidents (with INES greater than 5) ever happened in the world: TMI, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. Sixty-six years ago, on 27 June 1954, the world's first nuclear power station at Obninsk was connected to the Moscow electrical grid. For 66 years, there were three core damage accidents, so on average, there is one core damage accident every 22 years. One core damage accident every 22 years is a rare event, but it's made a significant impact in the nuclear industry, especially the last accident (Fukushima Daiichi). From various coun