{"title":"Programs to detect and manage aging of instrumentation and control components for license renewal (nuclear plants)","authors":"R. Berg","doi":"10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301412","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Requirements for the renewal of commercial nuclear plant operating licenses are defined in 10CFR54, the License Renewal Rule. In a recent application of the Rule, over 1600 process instrumentation and control components were identified as important to license renewal. A grouping program was developed to break down the large populations into manageable, generic groups. Forty-six groups were selected based on component boundaries, design principles, environment, operating and maintenance history, and similar expectations for aging mechanisms and service life. Evaluations were then conducted on a group basis, to define significant aging mechanisms, review plant programs, and identify enhancements to ensure full coverage for the license renewal period.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":447239,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Conference on Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1992-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE Conference on Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301412","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Requirements for the renewal of commercial nuclear plant operating licenses are defined in 10CFR54, the License Renewal Rule. In a recent application of the Rule, over 1600 process instrumentation and control components were identified as important to license renewal. A grouping program was developed to break down the large populations into manageable, generic groups. Forty-six groups were selected based on component boundaries, design principles, environment, operating and maintenance history, and similar expectations for aging mechanisms and service life. Evaluations were then conducted on a group basis, to define significant aging mechanisms, review plant programs, and identify enhancements to ensure full coverage for the license renewal period.<>