Investigation of potential fire-related damage to safety-related equipment in nuclear power plants

Technical Report · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6249731

Wanless, J

Based on a review of vendor information, fire damage reports, equipment qualification and hydrogen burn test results, and material properties, thirty-three types of equipment found in nuclear power plants were ranked in terms of their potential sensitivity to fire environments. The ranking considered both the functional requirements and damage proneness of each component. A further review of the seven top-ranked components was performed, considering the relative prevalence and potential safety significance of each. From this, relays and hand switches dominate as first choices for fire damage testing with logic equipment, power supplies, transmitters, and motor control centers as future candidates.

• Research Organization: NUS Corp., Menlo Park, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6249731
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-4310; SAND-85-7247; ON: TI86008336
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTROL SYSTEMS
DAMAGE
ELEMENTS
FIRE HAZARDS
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HYDROGEN
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
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RISK ASSESSMENT
TESTING
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