ABSTRACT
The design and operation of the reactor were explained by Mr Negus. The safety procedures and how they related to reactor operations were explained by Mr McLean, who also went into the automatic safety provisions and the safeguards associated with by-passing. (The Chernobyl accident would not have occurred if the reactor operators there had not disabled the automatic protection system.) The reactor physics and power coefficients were explained by Mr Hinton. Unlike Chernobyl, the SGHWR has a negative void coefficient and a negative power coefficient at all power levels. The system for operator training which was outlined by Mr McLean, includes the use of the Winfrith simulator.
