Published April 2014 | Version v1
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France: National approach to ageing management

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Description

The EDF lifetime management policy for LTO of the NPPs is based on three main principles: − Regulatory context characterized by 10-year PSR including continuous safety improvement; − Adequate maintenance policy associated with in-service inspections, and performance improvement to increase operational capacities and availability of the units, in compliance with safety requirements; − Ageing and obsolescence management process for main NPP safety related components to cope with ageing degradation mechanisms, including operating experience feedback. The major objective of the AM process is to justify that all the safety related SSCs, concerned by an ageing mechanism, remain within the design and safety criteria, during the whole lifetime of the plants

Part of:
Approaches to Ageing Management for Nuclear Power Plants. International Generic Ageing Lessons Learned (IGALL) Final Report

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Publishing Information

ISBN
978-92-0-104414-3
Imprint Title
Approaches to Ageing Management for Nuclear Power Plants. International Generic Ageing Lessons Learned (IGALL) Final Report
Imprint Pagination
99 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 25-27
Report number
IAEA-TECDOC--1736

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45054723
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
AGING; AVAILABILITY; CAPACITY; COMPLIANCE; DESIGN; ENERGY POLICY; FEEDBACK; FRANCE; IN-SERVICE INSPECTION; LIFETIME; MAINTENANCE; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PERFORMANCE; SAFETY
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INSPECTION; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WESTERN EUROPE

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