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NPP unusual events: data, analysis and application

Abstract

Subject of the paper are the IAEA cooperative patterns of unusual events data treatment and utilization of the operating safety experience feedback. The Incident Reporting System (IRS) and the Analysis of Safety Significant Event Team (ASSET) are discussed. The IRS methodology in collection, handling, assessment and dissemination of data on NPP unusual events (deviations, incidents and accidents) occurring during operations, surveillance and maintenance is outlined by the reports gathering and issuing practice, the experts assessment procedures and the parameters of the system. After 7 years of existence the IAEA-IRS contains over 1000 reports and receives 1.5-4% of the total information on unusual events. The author considers the reports only as detailed technical `records` of events requiring assessment. The ASSET approaches implying an in-depth occurrences analysis directed towards level-1 PSA utilization are commented on. The experts evaluated root causes for the reported events and some trends are presented. Generally, internal events due to unexpected paths of water in the nuclear installations, occurrences related to the integrity of the primary heat transport systems, events associated with the engineered safety systems and events involving human factor represent the large groups deserving close attention. Personal recommendations on how to use the events related information  More>>
Authors:
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1990
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
INIS-mf-13805; CONF-9009548-
Reference Number:
SCA: 220200; 220400; PA: AIX-25:031572; EDB-94:067808; ERA-19:018586; NTS-94:019498; SN: 94001192466
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. international school on reliability and safety of NPP,Varna (Bulgaria),10-15 Sep 1990; Other Information: PBD: 1990
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REACTOR OPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS; HUMAN FACTORS; IAEA; PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATION; REACTOR SAFETY; 220200; 220400; COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES; CONTROL SYSTEMS
OSTI ID:
10146945
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Safety
Country of Origin:
Bulgaria
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE94622529; TRN: BG9400184031572
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
17 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Tolstykh, V. NPP unusual events: data, analysis and application. Bulgaria: N. p., 1990. Web.
Tolstykh, V. NPP unusual events: data, analysis and application. Bulgaria.
Tolstykh, V. 1990. "NPP unusual events: data, analysis and application." Bulgaria.
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title = {NPP unusual events: data, analysis and application}
author = {Tolstykh, V}
abstractNote = {Subject of the paper are the IAEA cooperative patterns of unusual events data treatment and utilization of the operating safety experience feedback. The Incident Reporting System (IRS) and the Analysis of Safety Significant Event Team (ASSET) are discussed. The IRS methodology in collection, handling, assessment and dissemination of data on NPP unusual events (deviations, incidents and accidents) occurring during operations, surveillance and maintenance is outlined by the reports gathering and issuing practice, the experts assessment procedures and the parameters of the system. After 7 years of existence the IAEA-IRS contains over 1000 reports and receives 1.5-4% of the total information on unusual events. The author considers the reports only as detailed technical `records` of events requiring assessment. The ASSET approaches implying an in-depth occurrences analysis directed towards level-1 PSA utilization are commented on. The experts evaluated root causes for the reported events and some trends are presented. Generally, internal events due to unexpected paths of water in the nuclear installations, occurrences related to the integrity of the primary heat transport systems, events associated with the engineered safety systems and events involving human factor represent the large groups deserving close attention. Personal recommendations on how to use the events related information use for NPP safety improvement are given. 2 tabs (R.Ts).}
place = {Bulgaria}
year = {1990}
month = {Dec}
}