Nuclear Plant Aging Research (NPAR) program plan

Title: Nuclear Plant Aging Research (NPAR) program plan

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A comprehensive Nuclear Plant Aging Research (NPAR) Program was implemented by the US NRC office of Nuclear Regulatory Research in 1985 to identify and resolve technical safety issues related to the aging of systems, structures, and components in operating nuclear power plants. This is Revision 2 to the Nuclear Plant Aging Research Program Plant. This planes defines the goals of the program the current status of research, and summarizes utilization of the research results in the regulatory process. The plan also describes major milestones and schedules for coordinating research within the agency and with organizations and institutions outside the agency, both domestic and foreign. Currently the NPAR Program comprises seven major areas: (1) hardware-oriented engineering research involving components and structures; (2) system-oriented aging interaction studies; (3) development of technical bases for license renewal rulemaking; (4) determining risk significance of aging phenomena; (5) development of technical bases for resolving generic safety issues; (6) recommendations for field inspection and maintenance addressing aging concerns; (7) and residual lifetime evaluations of major LWR components and structures. The NPAR technical database comprises approximately 100 NUREG/CR reports by June 1991, plus numerous published papers and proceedings that offer regulators and industry important insights to aging characteristicsmore »« less

Publication Date:: 1991-06-01

Research Org.:: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Engineering

Sponsoring Org.:: USNRC; Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 5626160

Report Number(s):: NUREG-1144-Rev.2
ON: TI91015169

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; AGING; REACTOR COMPONENTS; COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS; FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE; PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; REACTOR LICENSING; REACTOR SAFETY; REGULATIONS; RELIABILITY; SERVICE LIFE; SPECIFICATIONS; STANDARDS; LICENSING; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SAFETY; SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; 220200* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Components & Accessories; 210700 - Nuclear Power Plants- Regulation & Licensing; 990100 - Management; 220900 - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety

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