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Title: Optimization of nuclear plant preventive maintenance

Conference · · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5529607

It is generally accepted that preventive maintenance can achieve greater equipment reliability. Most would also agree that the taking of precautions and checking reduces the need to perform corrective maintenance. In the nuclear industry, however, preventive maintenance has not been completely successful in sustaining equipment reliability levels. This paper presents methods for developing an optimum preventive maintenance program for nuclear power plants, one which will contribute to high plant availability by concentrating resources on those maintenance tasks that are directly applicable to equipment reliability.

OSTI ID:
5529607
Report Number(s):
CONF-870837-; TRN: 88-009833
Journal Information:
Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 54; Conference: 13. American Nuclear Society international meeting on nuclear power plant operation, Chicago, IL, USA, 30 Aug 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English