Title of article
OPDE—TheinternationalpipefailuredataexchangeprojectOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
BengtLydell، نويسنده , , JovicaRiznic، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
9
From page
2115
To page
2123
Abstract
CertainmembercountriesoftheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationanddevelopment(OECD)in2002establishedtheOECDpipefailuredataexchangeproject(OPDE)toproduceaninternationaldatabaseonthepipingserviceexperienceapplicabletocommercialnuclearpowerplants.OPDEisoperatedundertheumbrellaoftheOECDNuclearEnergyAgency(NEA).TheProjectcollectspipefailuredataincludingservice-inducedwallthinning,partthrough-wallcrack,pinholeleak,leak,andrupture/severance(i.e.,eventsinvolvinglargethrough-wallflowratesuptoandbeyondthemake-upcapacityofengineeredsafeguardssystems).Thepartthrough-walleventsincludedegradationinexcessofdesigncodeallowableforpipewallthinningorcrackdepth.OPDEalsoaddressessuchdegradationthatcouldhavegenericimplicationsregardingthereliabilityofin-serviceinspection.
CurrentlytheOPDEdatabaseincludesapproximately3,700recordsonpipefailureaffectingASMECodeClass1through3andnon-safety-related(non-Code)piping.ThispaperpresentsthemotivationsandobjectivesbehindtheestablishmentoftheOPDEproject.Thepaperalsosummarizestheuniquedataqualityconsiderationsthatareassociatedwiththereportingandrecordingofpipingcomponentdegradationandfailure.Anoverviewofthedatabasecontentisincludedtoplaceitinperspectiverelativetopasteffortstosystematicallycollectandevaluateserviceexperiencedataonpipingperformance.Finally,abriefsummaryisgivenofcurrentdatabaseapplicationstudies.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
895166
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