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Title: System Study: Auxiliary Feedwater 1998–2013

Abstract

This report presents an unreliability evaluation of the auxiliary feedwater (AFW) system at 69 U.S. commercial nuclear power plants. Demand, run hours, and failure data from fiscal year 1998 through 2013 for selected components were obtained from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Consolidated Events Database (ICES). 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 or decreasing trends were identified in the AFW results.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Risk Assessment and Management Services Dept.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
OSTI Identifier:
1261720
Report Number(s):
INL/EXT-15-34439
TRN: US1601594
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-05ID14517; NRC-HQ-14-D-0018
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; FEEDWATER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; DEMAND; EVALUATION; FAILURES; RELIABILITY; AUXILIARY WATER SYSTEMS; auxiliary feedwater; operating experience; pressurized water reactor; unreliability

Citation Formats

Schroeder, John Alton. System Study: Auxiliary Feedwater 1998–2013. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.2172/1261720.
Schroeder, John Alton. System Study: Auxiliary Feedwater 1998–2013. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1261720
Schroeder, John Alton. 2014. "System Study: Auxiliary Feedwater 1998–2013". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1261720. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1261720.
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abstractNote = {This report presents an unreliability evaluation of the auxiliary feedwater (AFW) system at 69 U.S. commercial nuclear power plants. Demand, run hours, and failure data from fiscal year 1998 through 2013 for selected components were obtained from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Consolidated Events Database (ICES). 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 or decreasing trends were identified in the AFW results.},
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year = {Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2014},
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