Recommendations for managing equipment aging in nuclear power plants

Author

Gunther, W.E. ; Subudh, M. ; Aggarwal, S.K.

Author_Institution

Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

25-31 Oct 1992

Firstpage

754

Abstract

Research conducted under the auspices of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission´s Nuclear Plant Aging Research (NPAR) Program has resulted in a large database of component and system operating, maintenance, and testing information. This database has been used to determine the susceptibility to aging of selected components, and the potential for equipment aging to impact plant safety and availability. It has also identified methods for detecting and mitigating component and system aging. The authors describe the research recommendations on electrical components which could be applied to maintenance, testing, and inspection activities to detect and mitigate the effects of aging prior to equipment failures

Keywords

fission reactor safety; inspection; nuclear power stations; nuclear reactor maintenance; availability; electrical components; equipment aging; inspection; maintenance; nuclear power plants; safety; testing; Aging; Databases; Degradation; Energy management; Inductors; Inspection; Personnel; Power generation; Power system management; Safety devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0884-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301411

Filename

301411