Reliability analysis applied to the SRM earthquake shutdown system (ESS)
The EBR-II Safety Research Modification (SRM) was designed to convert the EBR-II from a steady-state irradiation facility to a more versatile safety-test reactor with pulse capability. Part of this modification was to provide an upgraded shutdown system of which the ESS ia a part. The fundamentals are presented of event and fault tree analysis as applied to the ESS and establishes the system reliability based on individual component failure rates and reactor-cycle operating times. As a result of this analysis, several improvements were suggested, the methodology was established for the other shutdown systems, and the reliability of the ESS was shown to be satisfactory.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (USA); Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6447786
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EBR-103
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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