Fossil plant NDE: Options for the competitive 90`s
- Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA (United States)
Changes in fossil plant operating regimes due to industry deregulation are forcing a review of maintenance and operating strategies. It is no longer sufficient for NDE techniques to find and size flaws, but they must now do so in a manner which is both efficient and cost-effective. This has led to the rapid development of techniques which have improved measurement speed, accuracy and coverage, and which entail less preparation and quicker analysis. Concurrently, there is an increased need for decision analysis tools which can optimize the value of an inspection and assist the plant engineer in planning which items to inspect. An approach is described which enables inspection reliability and value to be quantified within the context of risk management.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., MD (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 401927
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR--106753; CONF-960719--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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