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Performance-based inspection and maintenance strategies

Conference ·
OSTI ID:54593
Performance-based inspection and maintenance strategies utilize measures of equipment performance to help guide inspection and maintenance activities. A relevant measure of performance for safety system components is component unavailability. The component unavailability can also be input into a plant risk model such as a Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) to determine the associated plant risk performance. Based on the present and projected unavailability performance, or the present and projected risk performance, the effectiveness of current maintenance activities can be evaluated and this information can be used to plan future maintenance activities.
Research Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
OSTI ID:
54593
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CP--0139; CONF-9410216--; ON: TI95001469
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English