Improving the DiD concept in nuclear energy technology to eliminate the potential for NPP disasters through an environmental approach

Abstract

The concept of defense in depth is the mainstay of nuclear energy technology to overcome potential environmental disasters from its power plants. The engineering approach dominates this concept, thus placing the environment as a receiving factor for the success or failure of the approach. The question of the reasons for this situation arises together with the question of how environmental approaches can play a role in the concept. An ethnographic study on the development and application of this concept was carried out through a content analysis of the literature. The results of the study indicate that there is an assumption that the prevention of environmental radioactive disasters will be achieved by reducing the frequency of severe accidents, the environment will be protected if humans are safe and there is not enough environmental and pollution approach to be applied to the concept. This study recommends the need for further studies on the capacity of the environment to accept radioactive contaminants and measures the suitability of nuclear power plants with their environment.