Consideration of the reliability of pumps, derived from the first year of experience of the SRDF, the Reliability Data Collection System of Electricite de France

Electricite de France has recently implemented a Reliability Data Collection System in six pressurized water reactors. This system is devoted to the study of mechanical and electrical devices. The first results, issued in April 1979, although not very accurate, provide interesting information about the behaviour of the equipment they are related to. An original way quickly to get more precise data consists of pooling or exchanging information coming from different facilities where similar equipment is in use. (author)