A reliability program for emergency diesel generators at nuclear power plants: Maintenance, surveillance, and condition monitoring

Technical Report · Wed Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6565796

Lofgren, E V; Henderson, W; Burghardt, D; Kripps, L; Rothleder, B

This report is a companion report on NUREG/CR-5078, Volume 1, ''A Reliability Program for Emergency Diesel Generators at Nuclear Power Plants: Program Structure.'' The purpose of this report is to provide technical findings and insights related to: failure evaluation, troubleshooting, maintenance, surveillance, and condition monitoring. Examples and recommendations are provided for each of these areas based on actual emergency diesel generator (EDG) operating experience and the opinions of diesel generator experts. This report expands the more general guidance provided in Volume 1. In addition, a discussion of EDG interactions with other plant systems (e.g., instrument, air, service water, dc power) is provided since experience has shown that these support systems and their operation can adversely affect EDG reliability. Portions of this report have been designed for use by onsite personnel for evaluating operational characteristics of EDGs. 5 refs., 8 figs., 7 tabs.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Safety Issue Resolution; Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Science Applications International Corp., McLean, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6565796
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-5078-Vol.2; SAND-87-7176-Vol.2; ON: TI89006048
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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DIESEL ENGINES
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
ENGINES
FAILURES
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MAINTENANCE
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
RELIABILITY
SURVEILLANCE
THERMAL POWER PLANTS