Published January 1981 | Version v1
Report

Assessment of industry valve problems

Creators

Description

(This is a summary of EPRI Report NP-241.) Objective was to identify problems associated with valves in commercially operating nuclear power plants. Conclusions from forced outage data are listed. Maintenance on the valves is discussed, and the common valve modifications are described. Experience of utility personnel is summarized. Generic technical problems and their correction are discussed. Present practices for specifying and purchasing valves are summarized. The four principal conclusions of the general assessment and the resulting recommendations are listed. An update of Table B-2 (compilation of PWR and BWR shutdown data) is included

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of EPRI/DOE workshop on nuclear industry valve problems
Journal Page Range
p. 21-53.
Report number
SAND--80-1887

Conference

Title
EPRI/DOE workshop on nuclear industry valve problems.
Dates
20 - 21 May 1980.
Place
Washington, DC, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12608224
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
BWR TYPE REACTORS; COMPILED DATA; FAILURES; LEAKS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OUTAGES; PWR TYPE REACTORS; QUALITY CONTROL; REACTOR SHUTDOWN; SPECIFICATIONS; VALVES
Descriptors DEC
CONTROL; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DATA; FLOW REGULATORS; INFORMATION; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUMERICAL DATA; POWER PLANTS; REACTORS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS