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Title: Main-coolant-pump shaft-seal reliability investigation. Interim report

Abstract

This report contains the results of a survey of reactor coolant pump shaft seal reliability. The survey sample is representatively large (approx. = 27% of total US commercial plant population) and includes the three industry seal suppliers (Bingham-Williamette, Byron Jackson, and Westinghouse). Operationally incurred/induced problems and seal redesign parameters are identified. Failure hypotheses in the form of fault trees have been developed to describe the failure mechanisms. Recommendations are made for seal reliability improvement.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Borg-Warner Corp., Carson, CA (USA). Byron Jackson Pump Div.
OSTI Identifier:
6675354
Report Number(s):
EPRI-NP-2611-Vol.1
ON: DE83900266
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; PUMPS; SEALS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RELIABILITY; FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REVIEWS; DOCUMENT TYPES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; REACTORS; SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; 210200* - Power Reactors, Nonbreeding, Light-Water Moderated, Nonboiling Water Cooled

Citation Formats

Fair, C E, Marsi, J A, and Greer, A O. Main-coolant-pump shaft-seal reliability investigation. Interim report. United States: N. p., 1982. Web. doi:10.2172/6675354.
Fair, C E, Marsi, J A, & Greer, A O. Main-coolant-pump shaft-seal reliability investigation. Interim report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6675354
Fair, C E, Marsi, J A, and Greer, A O. 1982. "Main-coolant-pump shaft-seal reliability investigation. Interim report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6675354. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6675354.
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title = {Main-coolant-pump shaft-seal reliability investigation. Interim report},
author = {Fair, C E and Marsi, J A and Greer, A O},
abstractNote = {This report contains the results of a survey of reactor coolant pump shaft seal reliability. The survey sample is representatively large (approx. = 27% of total US commercial plant population) and includes the three industry seal suppliers (Bingham-Williamette, Byron Jackson, and Westinghouse). Operationally incurred/induced problems and seal redesign parameters are identified. Failure hypotheses in the form of fault trees have been developed to describe the failure mechanisms. Recommendations are made for seal reliability improvement.},
doi = {10.2172/6675354},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6675354}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
}