Understanding and mitigating ageing in nuclear power plants : materials and operational aspects of plant life management (PLiM) /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tipping, Philip G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Philadelphia : Woodhead Publishing, ©2010.
Colección:Woodhead Publishing in energy ; no. 4.
Temas:
Nuclear reactors > Safety measures.
Aging.
Aging
Nuclear Power Plants
Safety
Réacteurs nucléaires > Sécurité > Mesures.
Vieillissement.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
Nuclear reactors > Safety measures
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  • Note continued: 17.7. Application of research and operational experience to the practical solution of problems (relation to plant life management, PLiM)
  • 17.8. Conclusions
  • 17.9. References
  • pt. IV Plant life management (PLiM) practices in nuclear power plants
  • 18. Plant life management (PLiM) practices for pressurized light water nuclear reactors (PWR) / Ph. G. Tipping
  • 18.1. Introduction
  • 18.2. Ageing-related terminology and descriptions of major pressurized water reactor (PWR) components
  • 18.3. Overview of fuel and control of core power in pressurized water reactors (PWR)
  • 18.4. Discussion
  • 18.5. Conclusions
  • 18.6. Sources of further information
  • 18.7. References
  • 19. Plant life management (PLiM) practices for water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactors (WWER) / T.J. Katona
  • 19.1. Introduction
  • 19.2. Description of water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactors (WWERs)
  • 19.3. Plant life management (PLiM) policy of water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactor (WWER) operators
  • 19.4. Mechanical components relevant for safe long-term operation
  • 19.5. Structures and structural components relevant for safe long-term operation
  • 19.6. Electrical, instrumentation and control equipment relevant for safe long-term operation
  • 19.7. Regulatory requirements for continued operation
  • 19.8. Integration of plant life management (PLiM) programmes for water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactor (WWERs)
  • 19.9. Feedback of operational experience
  • 19.10. Research needs in area of ageing of water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactor (WWER) components
  • 19.11. Role of international organizations and programmes
  • 19.12. Future trends
  • 19.13. Sources of further information
  • 19.14. References
  • 20. Plant life management (PLiM) practices for boiling water nuclear reactors (BWR): Japanese experience / N. Yamashita
  • 20.1. Introduction
  • 20.2. Features and types of boiling water reactors
  • boiling water reactor (BWR) and advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR)
  • 20.3. Major ageing mechanisms significant for boiling water reactor (BWR) systems, structures and components (SSCs)
  • 20.4. Ageing management practices against major significant ageing mechanisms
  • 20.5. Major component replacement/refurbishment programmes
  • 20.6. Technical subjects to be facilitated for ageing management
  • 20.7. Current direction for more effective and systematic ageing management programmes
  • 20.8. Knowledge management and research and development (R & D)
  • 20.9. References
  • 20.10. Abbreviations
  • 21. Plant life management (PLiM) practices for pressurised heavy water nuclear reactors (PHWR) / D.K. Jain
  • 21.1. Introduction
  • 21.2. Pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR)/Canadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU)
  • 21.3. Critical components of Indian pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR)
  • 21.4. Reactor ageing issues: pressure tube, end shields and calandria tube
  • 21.5. Reactor ageing issues: reactivity mechanisms and fuel handling systems
  • 21.6. Reactor ageing issues: feeders, secondary side piping, steam generators and heat exchangers
  • 21.7. Reactor ageing issues: civil structures, cables and sea water systems
  • 21.8. Regulatory issues associated with plant life management (PLiM)
  • 21.9. Application of research and operational experience to find the practical solution to problems
  • 21.10. Future trends
  • 21.11. Acknowledgements
  • 21.12. References
  • 22. Plant life management (PLiM) practices for sodium cooled fast neutron spectrum nuclear reactors (SFRs) / K. Bhanu Sankara Rao
  • 22.1. Introduction
  • 22.2. Sodium cooled fast neutron spectrum reactors (SFRs)
  • 22.3. Design approach
  • 22.4. Safety and regulatory perspective
  • 22.5. In-service inspection (ISI) and robotics in life assessment based on research and development (R & D) and applications
  • 22.6. Life extension aspects of international sodium cooled fast neutron spectrum reactors (SFRs)
  • 22.7. Future trends
  • 22.8. Conclusion
  • 22.9. Acknowledgements
  • 22.10. References
  • 23. Plant life management (PLiM) practices for gas-cooled, graphite-moderated nuclear reactors: UK experience / G.B. Neighbour
  • 23.1. Introduction
  • 23.2. UK gas-cooled reactor types (Magnox and advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR))
  • 23.3. Nuclear graphite
  • 23.4. Effects of reactor environment on the graphite moderator
  • 23.5. The UK nuclear regulatory regime
  • 23.6. Maintaining the safety of graphite moderator cores
  • 23.7. Regulatory requirements for continued operation
  • 23.8. Future trends
  • 23.9. Sources of further information
  • 23.10. Useful websites
  • 23.11. References
  • 24. Outlook for nuclear power plant life management (PLiM) practices
  • summary, conclusions, recommendations / Ph. G. Tipping
  • 24.1. Introduction
  • 24.2. Further elements to consider for nuclear power plant ageing and plant life management (PLiM-AM)
  • 24.3. Discussion
  • 24.4. Current and projected requirements of the nuclear power industry
  • 24.5. List of topical issues of current and future relevance to nuclear power plants (NPPs)
  • 24.6. Conclusions
  • 24.7. References.

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