Title of article
TarapurAtomicPowerStationUnits-1and2:Designfeatures,operatingexperienceandlicenserenewalOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
S.C.Katiyar، نويسنده , , S.S.Bajaj، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
13
From page
881
To page
893
Abstract
TarapurAtomicPowerStation(TAPS),atwin-unitBWRstationistheoldestNPPinIndia.Theseunitsareoperatingforthelast30yearswithimpressiveoperationperformanceindicatorsandinthisperiodtheiroperatinglicensewasperiodicallyextendedbytheAtomicEnergyRegulatoryBoard.Certainmodificationsandimprovementshavebeenmadeintheseunitsbasedonoperatingexperiencesandtofurtherimprovethesafetystandards.Testingofsurveillancesamplesofthereactorvesselmaterialconfirmedthatthevesselcouldoperatewellbeyond60EffectiveFullPowerYears(EFPYs),whereastill2003,theseunitshavecompleted18EFPYs.Inordertoextendtheoperatinglicenseoftheseunitsafreshcomprehensivereviewinvolvingreviewofplantoperatingperformance,ageingmanagementanddesignbasisandsafetyanalysiswascarriedout.Theseunitswerereviewedagainstthecurrentsafetypracticesandbasedonthisreviewsomerecommendationsaremadetobringthesafetylevelsofthesevintageunitsonparwiththerecentlyauthorizedplants.ThispapergivesageneraldescriptionanddescribestheoperatingexperienceofTAPS.Also,safetyreviewofTAPScarriedoutforlicenserenewaliscovered.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
896043
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