Auxiliary feedwater system risk-based inspection guide for the Catawba Nuclear Power Plant

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10186064

Moffitt, N E; Gore, B F; Vo, T V ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)

In a study sponsored by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Pacific Northwest Laboratory has developed and applied a methodology for deriving plant specific risk-based inspection guidance for the auxiliary feedwater (AFW) system at pressurized water reactors that have not undergone probabilistic risk assessment (PRA). This methodology uses existing PRA results and plant operating experience information. Existing PRA-based inspection guidance information recently developed for the NRC for various plants was used to identify generic component failure modes. This information was then combined with plant-specific and industry-wide component information and failure data to identify failure modes and failure mechanisms for the AFW system at the selected plants. Catawba was selected as one of a series of plants for study. The product of this effort is a prioritized listing of AFW failures which have occurred at the plant and at other PWRs. This listing is intended for use by NRC inspectors in the preparation of inspection plans addressing AFW risk-important components at the Catawba plant.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Radiation Protection and Emergency Preparedness; Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10186064
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR--5827; PNL--7726; ON: TI93001563
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
CATAWBA-1 REACTOR
CATAWBA-2 REACTOR
FAILURES
FEEDWATER
INSPECTION
POWER REACTORS
NONBREEDING
LIGHT-WATER MODERATED
NONBOILING WATER COOLED
PWR TYPE REACTORS
REACTOR SAFETY
RISK ASSESSMENT