Understanding and mitigating ageing in nuclear power plants
Subtitle: materials and operational aspects of plant life management (PLiM)
By: edited by Philip G. Tipping
Contributors: Knovel (Firm)
Series: Woodhead publishing series in energy -- 4
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 914
ISBN-13: 9781845695118
Subjects: Safety measures; Nuclear reactors
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Note continued: 17.7.Application of research and operational experience to the practical solution of problems (relation to plant life management, PLiM); title: 17.8.Conclusions; title: 17.9.References; title: pt. IV Plant life management (PLiM) practices in nuclear power plants; title: 18.Plant life management (PLiM) practices for pressurized light water nuclear reactors (PWR) / Ph. G. Tipping; title: 18.1.Introduction; title: 18.2.Ageing-related terminology and descriptions of major pressurized water reactor (PWR) components; title: 18.3.Overview of fuel and control of core power in pressurized water reactors (PWR); title: 18.4.Discussion; title: 18.5.Conclusions; title: 18.6.Sources of further information; title: 18.7.References; title: 19.Plant life management (PLiM) practices for water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactors (WWER) / T. J. Katona; title: 19.1.Introduction; title: 19.2.Description of water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactors (WWERs); title: ^; title: 19.3.Plant life management (PLiM) policy of water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactor (WWER) operators; title: 19.4.Mechanical components relevant for safe long-term operation; title: 19.5.Structures and structural components relevant for safe long-term operation; title: 19.6.Electrical, instrumentation and control equipment relevant for safe long-term operation; title: 19.7.Regulatory requirements for continued operation; title: 19.8.Integration of plant life management (PLiM) programmes for water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactor (WWERs); title: 19.9.Feedback of operational experience; title: 19.10.Research needs in area of ageing of water-cooled water-moderated nuclear reactor (WWER) components; title: 19.11.Role of international organizations and programmes; title: 19.12.Future trends; title: 19.13.Sources of further information; title: 19.14.References; title: 20.Plant life management (PLiM) practices for boiling water nuclear reactors (BWR): Japanese experience / N. Yamashita; title: 20.1.Introduction; title: ^; title: ^^; title: 20.2.Features and types of boiling water reactors; title: boiling water reactor (BWR) and advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR); title: 20.3.Major ageing mechanisms significant for boiling water reactor (BWR) systems, structures and components (SSCs); title: 20.4.Ageing management practices against major significant ageing mechanisms; title: 20.5.Major component replacement/refurbishment programmes; title: 20.6.Technical subjects to be facilitated for ageing management; title: 20.7.Current direction for more effective and systematic ageing management programmes; title: 20.8.Knowledge management and research and development (R&D); title: 20.9.References; title: 20.10.Abbreviations; title: 21.Plant life management (PLiM) practices for pressurised heavy water nuclear reactors (PHWR) / D. K. Jain; title: 21.1.Introduction; title: 21.2.Pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR)/Canadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU); title: 21.3.Critical components of Indian pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR); title: ^; title: ^^; title: 21.4.Reactor ageing issues: pressure tube, end shields and calandria tube; title: 21.5.Reactor ageing issues: reactivity mechanisms and fuel handling systems; title: 21.6.Reactor ageing issues: feeders, secondary side piping, steam generators and heat exchangers; title: 21.7.Reactor ageing issues: civil structures, cables and sea water systems; title: 21.8.Regulatory issues associated with plant life management (PLiM); title: 21.9.Application of research and operational experience to find the practical solution to problems; title: 21.10.Future trends; title: 21.11.Acknowledgements; title: 21.12.References; title: 22.Plant life management (PLiM) practices for sodium cooled fast neutron spectrum nuclear reactors (SFRs) / K. Bhanu Sankara Rao; title: 22.1.Introduction; title: 22.2.Sodium cooled fast neutron spectrum reactors (SFRs); title: 22.3.Design approach; title: 22.4.Safety and regulatory perspective; title: 22.5.In-service inspection (ISI) and robotics in life assessment based on research and development (R&D) and applications; title: ^; title: ^^; title: 22.6.Life extension aspects of international sodium cooled fast neutron spectrum reactors (SFRs); title: 22.7.Future trends; title: 22.8.Conclusion; title: 22.9.Acknowledgements; title: 22.10.References; title: 23.Plant life management (PLiM) practices for gas-cooled, graphite-moderated nuclear reactors: UK experience / G. B. Neighbour; title: 23.1.Introduction; title: 23.2.UK gas-cooled reactor types (Magnox and advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR)); title: 23.3.Nuclear graphite; title: 23.4.Effects of reactor environment on the graphite moderator; title: 23.5.The UK nuclear regulatory regime; title: 23.6.Maintaining the safety of graphite moderator cores; title: 23.7.Regulatory requirements for continued operation; title: 23.8.Future trends; title: 23.9.Sources of further information; title: 23.10.Useful websites; title: 23.11.References; title: 24.Outlook for nuclear power plant life management (PLiM) practices; title: summary, conclusions, recommendations / Ph. G. Tipping; title: 24.1.Introduction; title: ^; title: ^^; title: 24.2.Further elements to consider for nuclear power plant ageing and plant life management (PLiM-AM); title: 24.3.Discussion; title: 24.4.Current and projected requirements of the nuclear power industry; title: 24.5.List of topical issues of current and future relevance to nuclear power plants (NPPs); title: 24.6.Conclusions; title: 24.7.References.; title: ^^