Title :
Implementing NRC regulation 10CFR50.65, the “maintenance rule”, using an expert panel
Author_Institution :
QUAD Cities Nucl. Generating Station, Cordova, IL, USA
Abstract :
NRC Regulation 10CFR50.65, “Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants” (the “Maintenance Rule”), requires monitoring the performance of certain systems, structures and components (SSCs) against licensee established goals (or performance criteria) to provide reasonable assurance that they are capable of performing their intended functions. A panel of individuals with expertise in specific areas can be used to perform a number of activities required by 10CFR50.65. Examples of these activities include: determining the SSCs within the scope of the Maintenance Rule (scoping); risk determination for those SSCs; and the determination of performance criteria for the SSCs. This paper provides insights on the utilization of an Expert Panel at the Quad Cities nuclear power station, USA
Keywords :
fission reactor safety; legislation; nuclear power stations; nuclear reactor maintenance; nuclear reactor quality assurance; standards; Maintenance Rule; NRC Regulation 10CFR50.65; USA; maintenance effectiveness; nuclear power plants; performance criteria; power plant safety; quality assurance; risk determination; systems, structures and components; Availability; Cities and towns; Maintenance; Monitoring; Nuclear facility regulation; Nuclear power generation; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Protection; Qualifications;
Conference_Titel :
Human Factors and Power Plants, 1997. Global Perspectives of Human Factors in Power Generation., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE Sixth Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3769-7
DOI :
10.1109/HFPP.1997.624863
