Ventilation Systems Operating Experience Review for Fusion Applications

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/761929· OSTI ID:761929

Cadwallader, L C ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

This report is a collection and review of system operation and failure experiences for air ventilation systems in nuclear facilities. These experiences are applicable for magnetic and inertial fusion facilities since air ventilation systems are support systems that can be considered generic to nuclear facilities. The report contains descriptions of ventilation system components, operating experiences with these systems, component failure rates, and component repair times. Since ventilation systems have a role in mitigating accident releases in nuclear facilities, these data are useful in safety analysis and risk assessment of public safety. An effort has also been given to identifying any safety issues with personnel operating or maintaining ventilation systems. Finally, the recommended failure data were compared to an independent data set to determine the accuracy of individual values. This comparison is useful for the International Energy Agency task on fusion component failure rate data collection.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-94ID13223
• OSTI ID: 761929
• Report Number(s): INEEL/EXT-99-01318
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ACCIDENT RELEASES
ACCIDENTS
AIR VENTILATION SYSTEMS
COMPONENT FAILURE RATES
DESIGN
FAILURES
INERTIAL FUSION
MAGNETIC FUSION
NUCLEAR
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
OPERATION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY ANALYSIS
THERMONUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
VENTILATION SYSTEMS