Download or read book Frm for improved leak tightness and or service life evaluation report for CANDU owners group written by R. H. Mills and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document consists of candu zr-2.5nb pressure tube inspection and operating data primarily for ontario hydro reactors. the data presented here represent the current contents of the in-reactor deformation database developed and maintained at ohrd/1/. it is intended for use in the understanding of the deformation behaviour of fuel channels in power reactors and in the derivation and fine-tuning of material creep and growth constants for the new deformation equations. in compiling and presenting the deformation and operating data of fuel channels the databse provides a statistical sample of the actual operating behaviour of components in candu power reactors. this sample may be used to detect any abnormal or unexpected effects and to provide a means of comparison between different power reactos. with the future addition of 600 mw and experimental reactor data, this information will play a key role in the development of a broader understanding of fuel channel behaviour in the ongoing process of extending the operating lives of candu reactors. this document represents the first issue of the information in the database in a 3-ring binder format. it is felt that this format will avoid the need to re-issue the entire document when new information becomes available. it will be the responsibility of ohrd to provide updates on a regular basis (most likely annually). the information is divided into three sections: the first section contains diametral expansion inspection data for individual fuel channels, the second contains the sag inspection data, and the third contains the reactor operating data. within each section are three subsections: a legend describing the tables, information on the source and processing of the data in the tables, and the tables of the data.
Download or read book Frc for increased leak tightness and or service life leak tightness test report written by R. H. Mills and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life cycle of a power plant involves many complex phases, each requiring attention to the specific human factors (hf) issues relevant to various project personnel (e.g. operators, maintainers, construction, commissioning + decommissioning personnel). it also includes an ongoing process of change as technology evolves, as new requirements emerge, and as experience reveals new challenges and opportunities to maintain or improve performance. in order to meet these wide ranging and ongoing requirments, a comprehensive, but flexible program is needed that is established and committed to early in the course of any project or any change during the life of the plant. such an approach has been developed in the form of this human factors engineering program plan (hfepp) development guide. the hfepp concept was developed for military applications and is a well established approach in that domain. there is growing awareness now in the power industry, both within canada and abroad, of the potential for human performance improvements through an hfepp. for ontario hydro, there is ample evidence of the scope for improvements from several sources: the significant event reports (sers) from nuclear stations, the recent decline in worker safety record, the recurring recommendations from external reviews such as the recent hare commission and osart (and others before them) and increasing emphasis on human performance by the atomic energy control board (aecb). the regulatory context for work relating to nuclear stations provides a special incentive. it is clear that the aecb will soon require more thoroughly documented and auditable efforts in the area of hf than in the past. a regulatory policy statement requiring much broader and better documented hf than ever before is expected soon. in addition the aecb has let several contracts to external hf consultants in recent years, and is expanding it's hf staff.
Download or read book Evaluation of the flus system for pipe leak monitoring written by H. Licht and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The btf-105 experiment in the blowdown test facility is one of a series of experiments sponsored by the candu owners group (cog) to determine the release, transport and deposition of fission products from nuclear fuel under high-temperature transient conditions. the btf-105 experiment has been broken up into two tests: btf-105a and btf-105b. the btf-105a test is a precursor to the btf-105b test, which will generate fission product release data used to benchmark candu safety analysis codes. the btf-105a test will be used to assess instrumentation and procedures to be used during btf-105b, and to generate correlations between fuel sheath and fuel centreline temperatures. fission product release and transport data will also be obtained from low burnup fuel. the btf-105a test consists of a fuel stringer containing a single unirradiated instrumented zircaloy-clad uo2 fuel element. the assembly will be irradiated at a linear power of 50 kw/m for 10 days to establish an inventory of fission products in the fuel. following the soak irradiation, the stringer will be subjected to a coolant blowdown where the volume average temperature of the uo2 will rise to and be maintained at about 1600-1800 degrees c for about 10 minutes. the fuel element is predicted to fail during the ramp up to this temperature due to complete oxidation of the sheath. fission products released during the transient will be monitored by gamma spectrometers. following the test, the fuel stringer will be removed from the reactor and destructively examined in the crl hot cells. grab samples from inside the test section will also be removed and analyzed for fission products. this report presents an overall plan for the activities to be completed before, during and after the btf-105a blowdown test.
Download or read book Implementation Strategies and Tools for Condition Based Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a need to optimise the maintenance of nuclear power plants, both to improve reliability and increase competitiveness. The tendency is to move from preventative (time based) maintenance to one dependent on the condition of plant and its components. This publication collects and analyses proven condition based maintenance strategies and techniques in Member States as well as selected papers on maintenance optimisation.
Download or read book Ageing Management of Concrete Structures in Nuclear Power Plants written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA Nuclear Energy. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is one in a series of reports on the assessment and management of ageing of major nuclear power plant (NPP) components. Current practices for assessment of safety margins (fitness for service) and inspection, monitoring and mitigation of ageing related degradation of selected concrete structures related to NPPs are documented. Implications for and differences in new reactor designs are discussed. This information is intended to help all involved directly and indirectly in ensuring the safe operation of NPPs, and also to provide a common technical basis for dialogue between plant operators and regulators when dealing with age related licensing issues.
Download or read book Uranium Enrichment and Nuclear Weapon Proliferation written by Allan S. Krass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1983, this book presents both the technical and political information necessary to evaluate the emerging threat to world security posed by recent advances in uranium enrichment technology. Uranium enrichment has played a relatively quiet but important role in the history of efforts by a number of nations to acquire nuclear weapons and by a number of others to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. For many years the uranium enrichment industry was dominated by a single method, gaseous diffusion, which was technically complex, extremely capital-intensive, and highly inefficient in its use of energy. As long as this remained true, only the richest and most technically advanced nations could afford to pursue the enrichment route to weapon acquisition. But during the 1970s this situation changed dramatically. Several new and far more accessible enrichment techniques were developed, stimulated largely by the anticipation of a rapidly growing demand for enrichment services by the world-wide nuclear power industry. This proliferation of new techniques, coupled with the subsequent contraction of the commercial market for enriched uranium, has created a situation in which uranium enrichment technology might well become the most important contributor to further nuclear weapon proliferation. Some of the issues addressed in this book are: A technical analysis of the most important enrichment techniques in a form that is relevant to analysis of proliferation risks; A detailed projection of the world demand for uranium enrichment services; A summary and critique of present institutional non-proliferation arrangements in the world enrichment industry, and An identification of the states most likely to pursue the enrichment route to acquisition of nuclear weapons.
Download or read book Canada Enters the Nuclear Age written by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1997 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nuclear energy company has overseen the production of its own history, focusing on programs at its laboratories in Chalk River, Ontario, and Whiteshell, Manitoba between 1943 and 1985. The 16 scientists who wrote the narrative discuss the organization and operations of the laboratories, nuclear safety and radiation protection, radioisotopes, basic research, developing the CANDU reactor, managing the radioactive wastes, business development, and revenue generation. Canadian card order number: C97-900188-9. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Assessment and Management of Ageing of Major Nuclear Power Plant Components Important to Safety written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report considers significant ageing mechanisms and degradation locations, as well as current practices for the assessment and management of the ageing of boiling water reactor (BWR) pressure vessels (RPVs). The report emphasises safety aspects and also provides information on current inspections, and monitoring and mitigation practices for managing ageing of BWR RPVs.
Download or read book Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plant Life Management Models for Long Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA Nuclear Energy. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When nuclear power plants reach the end of their nominal design life, they undergo a special safety review and an ageing assessment of their essential structures, systems and components for the purpose of validating or renewing their licence to operate for terms beyond the service period originally intended. Three different plant life management models have been used to qualify these nuclear power plants to operate beyond their original design life. This publication presents a collection of sample licensing practices for long term operation among IAEA Member States. The various plant life management models used to obtain long term operation authorizations are described and comparisons drawn against the standard periodic safety review model. Lessons learned and warnings about possible complications and pitfalls are also described to minimize the licensing risk during operation and future long term operation applications. The main intention of this publication is to support nuclear power plant owners and operators planning an extension of plant operation beyond its original design life, but it also serves as a useful guide for those interested in procuring, from the beginning, the necessary tools to implement ageing management in their future plant with long term operation in mind.
Download or read book Review of Fuel Failures in Water Cooled Reactors 2006 2015 IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No Nf T 2 5 written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated version of Nuclear Energy Series NF-T-2.1 provides information on all aspects of fuel failures in current nuclear power plant operations.
Download or read book Super Light Water Reactors and Super Fast Reactors written by Yoshiaki Oka and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Super Light Water Reactors and Super Fast Reactors provides an overview of the design and analysis of nuclear power reactors. Readers will gain the understanding of the conceptual design elements and specific analysis methods of supercritical-pressure light water cooled reactors. Nuclear fuel, reactor core, plant control, plant stand-up and stability are among the topics discussed, in addition to safety system and safety analysis parameters. Providing the fundamentals of reactor design criteria and analysis, this volume is a useful reference to engineers, industry professionals, and graduate students involved with nuclear engineering and energy technology.
Download or read book Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-08-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the next decade, many thousands of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons are slated to be retired as a result of nuclear arms reduction treaties and unilateral pledges. Hundreds of tons of plutonium and highly enriched uranium will no longer be needed for weapons purposes and will pose urgent challenges to international security. This is the supporting volume to a study by the Committee on International Security and Arms Control which dealt with all phases of the management and disposition of these materials. This technical study concentrates on the option for the disposition of plutonium, looking in detail at the different types of reactors in which weapons plutonium could be burned and at the vitrification of plutonium, and comparing them using economic, security and environmental criteria.
Download or read book Government Reports Annual Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Procurement Engineering and Supply Chain Guidelines in Support of Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Facilities written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Procurement must be effectively managed to ensure availability of design functions throughout a nuclear facility's service life. Ineffective control of procurement process can jeopardize facility safety, reduce reliability, or can result in increased costs to operating organizations. This publication provides an overview of nuclear procurement processes, issues of special concern, and provides guidance for good practices to set up and manage a high-quality procurement organization. Lessons learned for organizations considering new build nuclear projects are also included.
Download or read book Nuclear Energy Basic Principles written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the rationale and vision for the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The publication identifies the basic principles that nuclear energy systems must satisfy to fulfil their promise of meeting growing global energy demands.
Download or read book The Tolerability of Risk from Nuclear Power Stations written by Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document replaces the statement and proposals made in the discussion document Tolerability of Risk form Nuclear Power Stations published in 1988. It represents a revision of the earlier document in the light of comments received and of the discussion on the document during the Hinkley Point Inquiry and in the Inquiry report.
