System Study: Reactor Core Isolation Cooling 1998–2012
Abstract
This report presents an unreliability evaluation of the reactor core isolation cooling (RCIC) system at 31 U.S. commercial boiling water reactors. Demand, run hours, and failure data from fiscal year 1998 through 2012 for selected components were obtained from the Equipment Performance and Information Exchange (EPIX). The unreliability results are trended for the most recent 10 year period while yearly estimates for system unreliability are provided for the entire active period. No statistically significant increasing trend was identified in the HPCI results. Statistically significant decreasing trends were identified for RCIC start-only and 8-hour trends.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1129948
- Report Number(s):
- INL/EXT-14-31131
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; isolation cooling; operating experience
Citation Formats
Wierman, T. E. System Study: Reactor Core Isolation Cooling 1998–2012. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web. doi:10.2172/1129948.
Wierman, T. E. System Study: Reactor Core Isolation Cooling 1998–2012. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1129948
Wierman, T. E. 2013.
"System Study: Reactor Core Isolation Cooling 1998–2012". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1129948. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1129948.
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title = {System Study: Reactor Core Isolation Cooling 1998–2012},
author = {Wierman, T. E.},
abstractNote = {This report presents an unreliability evaluation of the reactor core isolation cooling (RCIC) system at 31 U.S. commercial boiling water reactors. Demand, run hours, and failure data from fiscal year 1998 through 2012 for selected components were obtained from the Equipment Performance and Information Exchange (EPIX). The unreliability results are trended for the most recent 10 year period while yearly estimates for system unreliability are provided for the entire active period. No statistically significant increasing trend was identified in the HPCI results. Statistically significant decreasing trends were identified for RCIC start-only and 8-hour trends.},
doi = {10.2172/1129948},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
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