Table of Contents

Foreword
ASME Presidential Task Force Members
Executive Summary
1 BACKGROUND, SCOPE, AND NEW DIRECTION
2 AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON NUCLEAR SAFETY
3 GOING BEYOND THE DESIGN BASIS
4 ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND CORE COOLING: THE
  PRINCIPAL SAFETY STRATEGY AND THE OVERRIDING
  SAFETY FUNCTION
5 MANAGING THE UNEXPECTED - HUMAN PERFORMANCE
6 MANAGING ALL RISKS
7 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
8 REINFORCING THE NUCLEAR SAFETY CONSTRUCT
9 FORGING A NEW NUCLEAR SAFETY CONSTRUCT
References
Appendix A - The Social Impact of Nuclear Power
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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