Published 1988 | Version v1
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Use of performance-based safety evaluation as a tool for life extension

Creators

  • 1. Stoller (S.M.) Corp., Boulder, CO (USA)

Description

The frequency of transients and the availability of safety systems have a major impact on safety. Industry-wide and unit specific trending could identify effects of aging. Such an approach could provide a regulatory framework for life extension and could substitute for more prescriptive regulation. Data on transients and safety system reliability are being collected, by NRC and INPO respectively. With some changes, these data systems could form the basis for trending. To illustrate the process, an analysis was performed of the frequency of scrams from power for U.S. LWRs. Scram rates showed the effects of learning at individual units and industry wide. No deterioration with unit age was found

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society.
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (USA)
ISBN
0-89448-139-8
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the topical meeting on nuclear power plant life extension
Imprint Pagination
645 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 267-275.

Conference

Title
American Nuclear Society (ANS) topical meeting on nuclear power plant life extension.
Dates
31 Jul - 3 Aug 1988.
Place
Snowbird, UT (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22056144
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AVAILABILITY; LIFETIME; PERFORMANCE TESTING; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS; REACTOR SAFETY EXPERIMENTS; RELIABILITY; SCRAM; TRANSIENTS; US NRC; WATER COOLED REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; REACTOR SHUTDOWN; REACTORS; SHUTDOWN; TESTING; US ORGANIZATIONS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-880748--.