Aging and service wear of auxiliary feedwater pumps for PWR nuclear power plants

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6324978

Greenstreet, W L

This paper describes investigations on auxiliary feedwater pumps being done under the Nuclear Plant Aging Research (NPAR) Program. Objectives of these studies are: to identify and evaluate practical, cost-effective methods for detecting, monitoring, and assessing the severity of time-dependent degradation (aging and service wear); recommend inspection and maintenance practices; establish acceptance criteria; and help facilitate use of the results. Emphasis is given to identifying and assessing methods for detecting failure in the incipient stage and to developing degradation trends to allow timely maintenance, repair or replacement actions. 3 refs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6324978
• Report Number(s): CONF-890373-5-Vugraphs; ON: DE89009109
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220200* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Components & Accessories
220900 -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Reactor Safety
AGING
AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
FAILURES
FEEDWATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INSPECTION
MAINTENANCE
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWER PLANTS
PUMPS
REACTOR SAFETY
SAFETY
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WATER
WEAR