Applications nuclear power

Appiications aerospace, composites, electronics (mostly films and coatings), foam composites, hollow fiber membranes, electronics, fibers, mechanical parts (bearings, piston rings, valve seats, washers), microprocessor chip carriers, non-lubricated applications, nuclear power plants, photosensitive materials for positive imaging, photovoltaic film, solar cells, space shuttle, structural adhesives, ultrafiltration membranes ... 

The pulser/receiver HILL-SCAN 30XX boards satisfy DIN 25450. Typical applications are ultrasonie imaging systems for nuclear power stations and for aircraft, material characterization, transducer qualification, replacement of portable flaw detectors (inspections of welded joints), inspection of new materials, measurement systems with air eoupling. ... 

Laser-based profilometry systems have also been adapted for unique applications in nuclear power generating plants. Applications where quantitative information with regard to surface condition for mechanisms such as surface pitting and flow-assisted corrosion are candidates for this NDT method. 

Its importance depends on the nuclear property of being readily fissionable with neutrons and its availability in quantity. The world s nuclear-power reactors are now producing about 20,000 kg of plutonium/yr. By 1982 it was estimated that about 300,000 kg had accumulated. The various nuclear applications of plutonium are well known. 238Pu has been used in the Apollo lunar missions to power seismic and other equipment on the lunar surface. As with neptunium and uranium, plutonium metal can be prepared by reduction of the trifluoride with alkaline-earth metals. 

Nuclear Applications. Powder metallurgy is used in the fabrication of fuel elements as well as control, shielding, moderator, and other components of nuclear-power reactors (63) (see Nuclearreactors). The materials for fuel, moderator, and control parts of a reactor are thermodynamically unstable if heated to melting temperatures. These same materials are stable under P/M process conditions. It is possible, for example, to incorporate uranium or ceramic compounds in a metallic matrix, or to produce parts that are similar in the size and shape desired without effecting drastic changes in either the stmcture or surface conditions. OnlyHttle post-sintering treatment is necessary. 

Swain A. and H. Guttman 1983. Handbook of human reliability analysis with emphasis on nuclear power plant applications (NUREG/CR-1278), Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC. 

Our present discussions relate only to the laboratory testing of safety-related secondary systems, as are employed in critical areas such as areas of emergency power supply and reactor power control supply etc. of a nuclear power plant (NPP) according to IEEE 344 and lEC 60980. There are other codes also but IEEE 344 is referred to more commonly. Basically, all such codes are meant for an NPP but they can be applied to other critical applications or installations that are prone to earthquakes. 

No fewer than 14 pure metals have densities se4.5 Mg (see Table 10.1). Of these, titanium, aluminium and magnesium are in common use as structural materials. Beryllium is difficult to work and is toxic, but it is used in moderate quantities for heat shields and structural members in rockets. Lithium is used as an alloying element in aluminium to lower its density and save weight on airframes. Yttrium has an excellent set of properties and, although scarce, may eventually find applications in the nuclear-powered aircraft project. But the majority are unsuitable for structural use because they are chemically reactive or have low melting points." ... 

The old maxim if it ain t broke don t fix it is very applicable in today s machinery. A study conducted at a major nuclear power facility found that 35% of the failures occurred after a major turnaround. This is why total condition monitoring is necessary in any performance based total productive maintenance system and leads to overhauls being planned on proper data evaluation of the machinery rather than on a fixed interval. 

High elasticity is also not utilised in the main application of chlorosulphonated polyethylenes, in wire and cable coating, which consume about 40% of output. The combination of heat and oil resistance has led to widespread use as sheathing for nuclear power cables, offshore oil rig cables and in diesel electric locomotives. Other uses include chemical plant hose, spark plug boots and as a base for flexible magnetic strips. 

Swain, A. D., and H. E. Guttmann (1983). Handbook of Human Reliability Analysis With Emphasis on Nuclear Power Plant Applications. NUREG/ CR-1278. Washington, DC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

This chapter overviews the techniques for incorporating external events into a PSA. The discussion was primarily aimed at nuclear power plants but is equally applicable to chemical process plants. The types of external events discussed were earthquakes, fires and floods. Notably absent were severe winds and tornados. Tornados are analyzed as missiles impacting the structures and causing common-cause failures of systems (EPRINP-768). Missile propagation and the resulting damage is a specialized subject usually solved with computer codes. 

The RSS was used by pro- and anti-nuclear power advocates in the Proposition 15 (nuclear power ban) voting in California the Barsebek and Ringhals PSAs were prepared as part of the nuclear controversy in Sweden the German Risk Study, 1981, had similar applications as did the Sizewell-B studies in Great Britain,... 

J. R. Fragola, 1988, Human Reliability Analysis A Systems Engii ith Nuclear Power Plant Applications, Wiley New York, NY. 

Taylor, J. H. et al., 1986, Probabilistic Safety Study Applications Program for In tion of the Indian Point Unit 3 Nuclear Power Plant, NUREG/CR-4565, March. 

Probabilistic safety assessment has had its greatest push in relation to the assessment ni risk associated with nuclear power plant operation as documented in the author s previous hook This new book, besides updating and reorganizing the nuclear portions of the previous text, entures into I he salety as.sessment of chemical facilities, another important industry dri ver of probabilistic s.ifety assessment methods and applications. 

A leader in applying PSA to other parts of the chemical process industry has been the AlChf. s Center for Chemical Process Safety. A major difference between PSA for nuclear power and PSA for chemical processing has been the lack of government regulations that require risk analysis for chemical processes. A primary impetuous has been the Occupational Safety and Health Administration s (OSHA) PSM rule that defines the application of PSA to the chemical industry for ihc proteciion of the public and workers. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agcrii, . (EPA) regulates waste disposal. 

The confidence limits of a measurement are the limits between which the measurement error is with a probability P. The probability P is the confidence level and a = 1 - P is the risk level related to the confidence limits. The confidence level is chosen according to the application. A normal value in ventilation would be P = 95%, which means that there is a risk of a = 5 /o for the measurement error to be larger than the confidence limits. In applications such as nuclear power plants, where security is of prime importance, the risk level selected should be much lower. The confidence limits contain the random errors plus the re.sidual of the systematic error after calibration, but not the actual systematic errors, which are assumed to have been eliminated. 

This technique is the longest established of all the human reliability quantification methods. It was developed by Dr. A. D. Swain in the late 1960s, originally in the context of military applications. It was subsequently developed further in the nuclear power industry. A comprehensive description of the method and the database used in its application, is contained in Swain and Guttmann (1983). Further developments are described in Swain (1987). The THERP approach is probably the most widely applied quantification technique. This is due to the fact that it provides its own database and uses methods such as event trees which are readily familiar to the engineering risk analyst. The most extensive application of THERP has been in nuclear power, but it has also been used in the military, chemical processing, transport, and other industries. 

The data are very comprehensive with direct applications to reliability, risk, and event analysis of nuclear power plants. Information has been assembled on failure frequency, modes, repairs, and maintenance. Rate Information is based on demands calculated. The time period covered varies from the early 1970 s to the present. Using real time access, the output format if the event can be varied by selection of 20 generic and detailed categories. 

Three reports have been issued containing IPRDS failure data. Information on pumps, valves, and major components in NPP electrical distribution systems has been encoded and analyzed. All three reports provide introductions to the IPRDS, explain failure data collections, discuss the type of failure data in the data base, and summarize the findings. They all contain comprehensive breakdowns of failure rates by failure modes with the results compared with WASH-1400 and the corresponding LER summaries. Statistical tables and plant-specific data are found in the appendixes. Because the data base was developed from only four nuclear power stations, caution should be used for other than generic application. 

SAIC provided much of the data used in this book from its proprietary files of previously analyzed and selected information. Since these data were primarily from the nuclear power industry, a literature search and industry survey described in Chapter 4 were conducted to locate other sources of data specific to the process equipment types in the CCPS Taxonomy. Candidate data resources identified through this effort were reviewed, and the appropriate ones were selected. Applicable failure rate data were extracted from them for the CCPS Generic Failure Rate Data Base. The resources that provided failure information are listed in Table 5.1 with data reference numbers used in the data tables to show where the data originated. 

McCormick, N. J. Reliability and Risk Analysis Methods and Nuclear Power Applications. Academic Press, San Diego, 1981. 

After the war, Bethe became deeply involved in the peaceful applications of nuclear power, in investigating the feasibility of developing fusion bombs and bal-... 

Uranium is used as the primai-y source of nuclear energy in a nuclear reactor, although one-third to one-half of the power will be produced from plutonium before the power plant is refueled. Plutonium is created during the uranium fission cycle, and after being created will also fission, contributing heat to make steam in the nuclear power plant. These two nuclear fuels are discussed separately in order to explore their similarities and differences. Mixed oxide fuel, a combination of uranium and recovered plutonium, also has limited application in nuclear fuel, and will be briefly discussed. 

Since the early 1960s, advanced steam conditions have not been pursued. In the 1960s and early 1970s there was little motivation to continue lowering heat rates of fossil-fired plants due to the expected increase in nuclear power generation for base-load application and the availability of relatively inexpensive fossil fuel. Therefore the metallurgical development required to provide material X for advanced steam conditions was never undertaken. 

Anusa, F. A. (1967). Turbine and Cycles for Nuclear Power Plant Applications. Proceedings, American Power Conference 29 280-294. 

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