Time-related degradation, a key issue in nuclear plant safety evaluations

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6796974

Bonzon, L L; Bustard, L D; Clough, R L; Gillen, K T

Sandia National Laboratories is conducting a number of programs under NRC sponsorship which deal with safety-related equipment qualification issues, including the important aspect of aging. Among these is the Qualification Testing Evaluation (QTE) program which was probably the first to devote significant effort towards aging research and was one of the primary motivators leading to the Workshop. The thrust of the QTE aging efforts has been on elastomeric materials, typically used in electrical cables, seals, gaskets, and the like; currently, efforts are being pursued on plant ambient environments measurements, aging of electronics, and aging of motors. A brief status report is presented in this paper.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6796974
• Report Number(s): SAND-82-1625C; CONF-820876-1; ON: DE82022172
• Resource Relation: Conference: Workshop on nuclear power plant aging, Bethesda, MD, USA, 4 Aug 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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SERVICE LIFE
ELASTOMERS
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REACTOR SAFETY
US NRC
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
POLYMERS
POWER PLANTS
SAFETY
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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