The International Nuclear Safety Center (INSC), which
operates under the guidance of the Director of International Nuclear Safety and Cooperation
(NN-30) in the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
has the mission of improving nuclear power reactor safety worldwide. The INSC is dedicated
to the goals of developing enhanced nuclear safety technology and promoting the open exchange
of nuclear safety information among nations. The INSC sponsors scientific research activities
as collaborations between the U.S. and its international partners, who
have also established safety centers in their countries. INSC activities are currently focused
on Soviet-designed nuclear power plants
in Russia and Eastern Europe.
The INSC Database
The INSC Database provides an interactively-accessible information resource and communications medium for
researchers and scientists engaged in projects sponsored by the INSC. Major portions of the INSC
Database are devoted to nuclear plant-specific information, material properties for safety and
risk analyses, INSC project documentation, and project-specific reactor safety bibliographies.
Much of the INSC
Database is open to the public. Project information that is preliminary or proprietary to
INSC research partners is reserved from publication, but made available to INSC project
participants with access controlled by user identity and access level
authorization. Preliminary information may
eventually become available following the normal scientific review process.
INSC Database Implementation
The INSC Database has been implemented by the
Nuclear
Engineering Division
at Argonne National Laboratory.
Information cataloging and
database maintenance is performed with automated database management systems.
The database and its content are verified and maintained in compliance
with applicable quality assurance standards and practices. No warranties or guarantees
are made regarding the content of this database, and no liabilites are assumed.
Regarding the use of this web site, please read the DOE
security notice.