Ageing management review for reactor license renewal
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S. Lee
and P. T. Kuo
Abstract
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issues licenses for commercial power reactors to operate for up to 40 years and allows these licenses to be renewed for additional periods of 20 years. In 1995 the Commission issued Part 54 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 54) specifying the regulatory requirements for license renewal. The license renewal rule focuses on managing the adverse effects of ageing of plant structures and components. The NRC staff has developed license renewal rule implementation guidance documents. The NRC staff uses a systematic approach in evaluating the adequacies of ageing management programs. The NRC has approved several license renewal applications to date and will likely be asked to approve dozens more over the next 10 to 15 years.
Abstract
Die Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) erteilt Genehmigungen für Leistungsreaktoren, die den Betrieb während eines Zeitraums von bis zu 40 Jahren und eine Erneuerung der Genehmigungen für weitere 20 Betriebsjahre erlauben. 1995 hat die NRC den Teil 54 des Abschnitts 10 vom „Code of Federal Regulations“ (10 CFR Part54) herausgegeben, der die Genehmigungsanforderungen fär die Erneuerung der Betriebsgenehmigungen spezifiziert. Im Mittelpunkt der Vorschrift für die Erneuerung der Betriebsgenehmigungen steht das Management der negativen Alterungseffekte an den Kraftwerksstrukturen und -komponenten. Von der NRC wurden Leitlinien zur Umsetzung der Vorschrift für die Erneuerung von Betriebsgenehmigungen entwickelt. Die NRC benutzt einen systematischen Ansatz zur Beurteilung der Angemessenheit von Alterungsmanagementprogrammen. Mehrere Anträge auf Erneuerung der Betriebsgenehmigung wurden von der NRC bereits genehmigt und Dutzende weitere solcher Genehmigungsanträge werden innerhalb der nächsten 10 bis 15 Jahre erwartet.
References
1 Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54: Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1995 (included as Appendix A to Ref. 4 below)Search in Google Scholar
2 NUREG-1801, Volumes 1 and 2: Generic Ageing Lessons Learned (GALL) Report. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, July 2001Search in Google Scholar
3 NUREG-1800: Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, July 2001.Search in Google Scholar
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© 2002 Carl Hanser Verlag, München
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- Contents
- Calendar of events • Veranstaltungskalender
- Calendar of events
- Summaries
- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Ageing management: international developments and German activities
- Notes
- Note • Mitteilung
- IAEA programme on managing safety aspects of ageing nuclear power plants
- Note • Mitteilung
- Note • Mitteilung
- Regulatory and safety aspects of ageing in nuclear power plants
- Books • Bücher
- Books • Bücher
- Ageing management review for reactor license renewal
- Books • Bücher
- Ageing surveillance programmes in Swiss nuclear power plants
- Bücher • Books
- Current status of countermeasures for ageing of nuclear power plants in Japan
- Generic evaluation of operating experience with regard to the ageing behaviour of passive mechanical components in nuclear power plants
- Books • Bücher
- Ageing management in German nuclear power stations from an expert’s point of view
- Books • Bücher
- The role of PLiM technologies in CANDU TM ongoing aging management, life extension, and new designs
- Most significant ageing problems actually experienced and mitigating solutions implemented for WWER primary equipment
- Plant life management: an integral part of operation and maintenance policy
- Books • Bücher
- Ageing management within British Energy in support of safe, reliable operation and lifetime extension objectives
- Books
- Differential Cross Sections of Neutron Scattering on elemental Silicon at Energies between 7.89 MeV and 13.85 MeV
- Online-monitoring of motor operated valves
- German utility nuclear power plant ageing management concept
- Framatome ANP GmbH Concept of Plant Life Management (PLIM)
- Notes
- Note • Mitteilung
- Advances
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