The effects of aging on the fire vulnerability of nuclear power plant components
Sandia National Laboratories, under the sponsorship of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has initiated an effort to identify and investigate potential nuclear power plant fire safety issues associated with plant aging. The issues of potential concern, which have been identified are the effects of aging on (1) the vulnerability of electrical equipment to fire induced damage; (2) the propensity with which electrical equipment will initiate, or contribute to the severity of, fires; and (3) the integrity of passive fire protection features. Efforts in this program were initiated late in fiscal year 1988. For fiscal year 1989 efforts will focus on the investigation of the effects of aging on cable damageability and cable flammability. This paper presents the findings of a limited review of past electrical equipment fire aging research and a summary of planned activities for fiscal year 1989. 11 refs., 4 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6827815
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-88-1969C; CONF-8810244-1; ON: DE89003236
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AGING
CABLES
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
ELECTRIC CABLES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
FIRE PREVENTION
FIRES
FLAMMABILITY
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR SAFETY
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAFETY
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
VULNERABILITY