Published December 2003 | Version v1
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Development of an integrity evaluation system for nuclear power plants

Creators

  • 1. Sungkyunkwan Univ., School of Mechanical Engineering, Suwon (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Kyonggi Univ., Division of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Suwon (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. Donghae Univ., Department of Automotive Engineering, Donghae (Korea, Republic of)
  • 4. Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

This paper describes the structure and development strategy for integrity evaluation system for nuclear power plants called NPP-KINS/SAFE. NPP-KINS/SAFE consists of three different programs covering the integrity assessment of reactor pressure vessel, pipings, and pressure tubes, respectively. The system has been developed based on currently available codes and standards, and includes a number of databases, expert systems, and numerical analysis schemes. NPP-KINS/SAFE is applicable for various types of nuclear power plants constructed in Korea with the aid of attached database systems including plant specific data. Case studies for the developed system are also provided. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
JSME International Journal. Series C. Mechanical Systems. Machine Elements and Manufacturing
Journal Volume
46
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 1464-1472
ISSN
1344-7653

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
35033543
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; CANDU TYPE REACTORS; EVALUATION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PIPES; PRESSURE TUBES; PRESSURE VESSELS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION
Descriptors DEC
CONTAINERS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTORS; TESTING; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; TUBES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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Notes
21 refs., 9 figs., 6 tabs.