Enhanced Component Performance Study: Turbine-Driven Pumps 1998–2014
Abstract
This report presents an enhanced performance evaluation of turbine-driven pumps (TDPs) at U.S. commercial nuclear power plants. The data used in this study are based on the operating experience failure reports from fiscal year 1998 through 2014 for the component reliability as reported in the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Consolidated Events Database (ICES). The TDP failure modes considered are failure to start (FTS), failure to run less than or equal to one hour (FTR=1H), failure to run more than one hour (FTR>1H), and normally running systems FTS and failure to run (FTR). The component reliability estimates and the reliability data are trended for the most recent 10-year period while yearly estimates for reliability are provided for the entire active period. Statistically significant increasing trends were identified for TDP unavailability, for frequency of start demands for standby TDPs, and for run hours in the first hour after start. Statistically significant decreasing trends were identified for start demands for normally running TDPs, and for run hours per reactor critical year for normally running TDPs.
- Authors:
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- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1260460
- Report Number(s):
- INL/EXT-16-37938
TRN: US1601555
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; TURBINES; PUMPS; FAILURES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RELIABILITY; PERFORMANCE; EVALUATION
Citation Formats
Schroeder, John Alton. Enhanced Component Performance Study: Turbine-Driven Pumps 1998–2014. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.2172/1260460.
Schroeder, John Alton. Enhanced Component Performance Study: Turbine-Driven Pumps 1998–2014. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1260460
Schroeder, John Alton. 2015.
"Enhanced Component Performance Study: Turbine-Driven Pumps 1998–2014". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1260460. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1260460.
@article{osti_1260460,
title = {Enhanced Component Performance Study: Turbine-Driven Pumps 1998–2014},
author = {Schroeder, John Alton},
abstractNote = {This report presents an enhanced performance evaluation of turbine-driven pumps (TDPs) at U.S. commercial nuclear power plants. The data used in this study are based on the operating experience failure reports from fiscal year 1998 through 2014 for the component reliability as reported in the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Consolidated Events Database (ICES). The TDP failure modes considered are failure to start (FTS), failure to run less than or equal to one hour (FTR=1H), failure to run more than one hour (FTR>1H), and normally running systems FTS and failure to run (FTR). The component reliability estimates and the reliability data are trended for the most recent 10-year period while yearly estimates for reliability are provided for the entire active period. Statistically significant increasing trends were identified for TDP unavailability, for frequency of start demands for standby TDPs, and for run hours in the first hour after start. Statistically significant decreasing trends were identified for start demands for normally running TDPs, and for run hours per reactor critical year for normally running TDPs.},
doi = {10.2172/1260460},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1260460},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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