P. Tipping – Understanding and Mitigating Ageing in Nuclear Power Plants (2016)

Автор: P. Tipping
Название книги: Understanding and Mitigating Ageing in Nuclear Power Plants
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Энергетика
Страницы: 945
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Plant life management (PLiM) is a methodology focussed on the safety-first management of nuclear power plants over their entire lifetime. It incorporates and builds upon the usual periodic safety reviews and licence renewals as part of an overall framework designed to assist plant operators and regulators in assessing the operating conditions of a nuclear power plant, and establishing the technical and economic requirements for safe, long-term operation.
Understanding and mitigating ageing in nuclear power plants critically reviews the fundamental ageing-degradation mechanisms of materials used in nuclear power plant structures, systems and components (SSC), along with their relevant analysis and mitigation paths, as well as reactor-type specific PLiM practices. Obsolescence and other less obvious ageing-related aspects in nuclear power plant operation are also examined in depth.
Part one introduces the reader to the role of nuclear power in the global energy mix, and the importance and relevance of plant life management for the safety regulation and economics of nuclear power plants. Key ageing degradation mechanisms and their effects in nuclear power plant systems, structures and components are reviewed in part two, along with routes taken to characterise and analyse the ageing of materials and to mitigate or eliminate ageing degradation effects. Part three reviews analysis, monitoring and modelling techniques applicable to the study of nuclear power plant materials, as well as the application of advanced systems, structures and components in nuclear power plants. Finally, Part IV reviews the particular ageing degradation issues, plant designs, and application of plant life management (PLiM) practices in a range of commercial nuclear reactor types.
With its distinguished international team of contributors, Understanding and mitigating ageing in nuclear power plants is a standard reference for all nuclear plant designers, operators, and nuclear safety and materials professionals and researchers.
Introduces the reader to the role of nuclear power in the global energy mix. Reviews the fundamental ageing-degradation mechanisms of materials used in nuclear power plant structures, systems and components (SSC). Examines topics including elimination of ageing effects, plant design, and the application of plant life management (PLiM) practices in a range of commercial nuclear reactor types.
Part I. Introduction to Plant Life Management (PLiM), Safety Regulation and Economics of Nuclear Power Plants
1. Introduction to Nuclear Energy, and Materials and Operational Aspects of Nuclear Power Plants
2. Key Elements and Principles of Nuclear Power Plant Life Management (PLiM) for Current and Long-Term Operation
3. Safety Regulations for Nuclear Power Plant Life Management and Licence Renewal
4. Probabilistic and Deterministic Safety Assessment Methods for Nuclear Power Plant Life Management
5. Assessing the Socio-Economic Impacts of Ageing and Plant Life Management (AM-PLiM) Programmes for Long-Term Operation (LTO) of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs)
Part II. Ageing Degradation of Irradiated Materials in Nuclear Power Plant Systems, Structures and Components (SSC): Mechanisms, Effects and Mitigation Techniques
6. Failure Prevention and Analysis in Nuclear Power Plant Systems, Structures and Components (SSC): A Holistic Approach
7. Impact of Operational Loads and Creep, Fatigue and Corrosion Interactions on Nuclear Power Plant Systems, Structures and Components (SSC)
8. Microstructure Evolution of Irradiated Structural Materials in Nuclear Power Plants
9. Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) of Austenitic Stainless Steels in High Temperature Light Water Reactor (LWR) Environments
10. Void Swelling and Irradiation Creep in Light Water Reactor (LWR) Environments
11. Irradiation Hardening and Materials Embrittlement in Light Water Reactor (LWR) Environments
12. Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) Annealing and Mitigation in Nuclear Power Plants
Part III. Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Materials, and Application of Advanced Systems, Structures and Components (SSC)
13. Characterization Techniques for Assessing Irradiated and Ageing Materials in Nuclear Power Plant Systems, Structures and Components (SSC)
14. On-Line and Real-Time Corrosion Monitoring Techniques of Metals and Alloys in Nuclear Power Plants and Laboratories
15. Multi-Scale Modelling of Irradiation Effects in Nuclear Power Plant Materials
16. Development and Application of Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Components in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs)
17. Development and Application of Nano-Structured Materials in Nuclear Power Plants
Part IV. Plant Life Management (PLiM) Practices in Nuclear Power Plants
18. Plant Life Management (PLiM) Practices for Pressurized Light Water Reactors (PWR)
19. Plant Life Management (PLiM) Practices for Water-Cooled Water-Moderated Nuclear Reactors (WWERs)
20. Plant Life Management (PLiM) Practices for Boiling Water Nuclear Reactors (BWR): Japanese Experience
21. Plant Life Management (PLiM) Practices for Pressurised Heavy Water Nuclear Reactors (PHWR)
22. Plant Life Management (PLiM) Practices for Sodium Cooled Fast Neutron Spectrum Nuclear Reactors (SFRs)
23. Plant Life Management (PLiM) Practices for Gas-Cooled, Graphite-Moderated Nuclear Reactors: UK Experience
24. Outlook for Nuclear Power Plant Life Management (PLiM) Practices – Summary, Conclusions, Recommendations