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Asset management for sustainable nuclear power plant operation.

"Asset management plays an important role in maintaining the competitiveness of nuclear power plants in a challenging and changing electricity market. The value of effective asset management is in providing support to those making decisions seeking the optimum level of financial performance, op...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2021.
Colección:IAEA nuclear energy series ; no. NR-T-3.33
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1. Background
  • 1.2. Objective
  • 1.3. Scope
  • 1.4. Structure
  • 2. ASSET MANAGEMENT
  • 2.1. Asset management and value
  • 2.2. Definitions
  • 2.3. Benefits of asset management to an organization
  • 2.4. Asset management and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
  • 3. ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OWNER/OPERATOR
  • 3.1. Key terminology
  • 3.1.1. Asset management and business risk
  • 3.1.2. Asset tangible versus intangible
  • 3.2. Benefits of asset management for the nuclear power plant owner/operator
  • 3.3. Challenges for the nuclear power plant owner/operator
  • 3.3.1. Responsibility for safety
  • 3.3.2. Long term liabilities
  • 3.3.3. Evolution of electricity demand and the challenging electricity market
  • 3.3.4. New regulatory requirements and improvements required for renewal of licences
  • 3.4. Stakeholder impact on asset management
  • 3.4.1. Owner/operator, vendors and the supply chain
  • 3.4.2. Investors
  • 3.4.3. Regulatory body
  • 3.4.4. Governments and local authorities
  • 3.4.5. Customers
  • 3.4.6. Public
  • 3.5. Limitations of asset management for the nuclear power plant owner/operator
  • 4. ASSET MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR the NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OWNER/operator
  • 4.1. Nuclear asset management
  • 4.2. Asset management policy and strategy
  • 4.3. Nuclear power plant asset management objectives
  • 4.4. Asset management plans
  • 4.5. Assessments
  • 5. ASSET MANAGEMENT ENABLERS
  • 5.1. Strategic planning
  • 5.2. Leadership
  • 5.3. Structure, authority and responsibilities
  • 5.4. Training, awareness and competence
  • 5.5. Asset risk management
  • 5.6. Decision analysis
  • 6. SUPPORTING METHODS and processes FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT
  • 6.1. Financial optimization principles
  • 6.2. Life cycle costs
  • 6.3. Capital investment
  • 6.4. Replacement cost
  • 6.5. Operation and maintenance costs
  • 6.6. Ageing management
  • 6.7. Maintenance and inspection
  • 6.7.1. Developing a maintenance strategy
  • 6.7.2. Computerized maintenance management systems
  • 6.7.3. Equipment reliability
  • 6.7.4. Reliability assessment tools
  • 6.7.5. Risk based inspection and maintenance
  • 6.8. Planning and scheduling
  • 6.9. Fuel management
  • 6.10. Compliance management
  • 6.11. Management for safety
  • 6.11.1. Safety strategy
  • 6.11.2. Probabilistic safety assessment
  • 6.11.3. Safety culture
  • 6.11.4. Knowledge management
  • 6.12. Supply chain management
  • 6.13. Changes and improvements for long term operation
  • 6.13.1. Meeting new requirements
  • 6.13.2. Addressing safety cases
  • 6.13.3. Plant modifications
  • 6.13.4. Maintaining the design integrity of nuclear installations
  • 6.14. Stakeholder involvement
  • 7. ASSESSMENT OF ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES
  • 7.1. Purpose and objective
  • 7.2. Self-assessment
  • 7.3. Benchmarking
  • 7.4. External assessment