DocumentCode
808848
Title
Reliability assurance for regulation of advanced reactors
Author
Fullwood, R. ; Lofaro, R. ; Samanta, P.
Author_Institution
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Volume
39
Issue
5
fYear
1992
fDate
10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1357
Lastpage
1362
Abstract
The authors discuss several concerns for reliability assurance of advanced reactor (AR) design encompassing reliability determination level of detail required in advanced reactor submittals, data for reliability assurance, systems interactions, and common cause effects, passive component reliability, PRA-based configuration control system, and inspection, training, maintenance, and test requirements. Suggested approaches are provided for addressing each of these topics
Keywords
fission reactor safety; nuclear reactor quality assurance; PRA-based configuration control system; advanced reactor; common cause effects; inspection; maintenance; passive component reliability; reliability assurance; reliability determination; systems interactions; training; Control systems; Inductors; Maintenance; Nuclear power generation; Power generation; Power system reliability; Residual stresses; Risk management; Safety; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.173205
Filename
173205
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