Published September 2008 | Version v1
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Reliability analysis of nuclear power plant based on dependent failure

Creators

  • 1. Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan (China)

Description

Dependent failures existing in nuclear power plant make the failure probability increase. The reliability got by traditional methods with only independent failure is greater than actual value. The arousing factors of dependent failures in nuclear power plant were analyzed firstly. Taking the typical unit with redundant pumps as example, the seal damage failure and shift failure were analyzed with β factor and Markov model. The new method is very practical to analyze the dependency of complex systems with dependent failure. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Atomic Energy Science and Technology
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
suppl
Journal Page Range
p. 127-131
ISSN
1000-6931

Conference

Title
5. Symposium on Nuclear Technology Application of Beijing Nuclear Society
Dates
2008
Place
Beijing (China)

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
47094038
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DAMAGE; FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PUMPS; SEALS
Descriptors DEC
EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS

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Notes
6 figs., 1 tab., 6 refs.