A method for identification of human originated test and maintenance failures
Creators
- 1. Teollisuuden Voima Power Co. (TVO) SF-27160 (Finland)
- 2. Technical Research, Centre of Finland (VTT), SF-02151 (Finland)
Description
In order to improve the coverage of PRAs and the maintenance planning at nuclear power plants, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) has developed a method for identification of possible test and maintenance caused common cause failures in close cooperation with Teollisuuden Voima Power Company (TVO). The method has been tested in analyses of safety related systems at TVO nuclear power plant in Olkiluoto, which consists of two 660 MW BWR units. The method is praxis-oriented and provides a simple way to cluster operating and maintenance experience to improve safety. The starting point of the method is to go through a process systematically in group sessions and by using a special form. Identified possible common cause failures are classified into three categories in respect of the risk they are considered to cause to the installation. The procedure is developed further in the RAS-450 project
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- IEEE Service Center.
- Imprint Place
- Piscataway, NJ (USA)
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the 1988 IEEE fourth conference on human factors and power plants
- Imprint Pagination
- vp.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 285-289.
Conference
- Title
- 4. international conference on human factors and power plants.
- Dates
- 5-8 Jun 1988.
- Place
- Monterey, CA (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20084682
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BWR TYPE REACTORS; ERRORS; HUMAN FACTORS; PROBABILITY; REACTOR MAINTENANCE; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR OPERATORS; REACTOR SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TESTING
- Descriptors DEC
- ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; MAINTENANCE; OPERATION; PERSONNEL; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SAFETY; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-880633--.