Woodhead Publishing Probabilistic Safety Assessment for Optimum Nuclear Power Plant Life Management (PLiM): Theory and Application of Reliability Analysis Methods for ... ... Methods for Major Power Plant Components

Probabilistic safety assessment methods are used to calculate nuclear power plant durability and resource lifetime. Successful calculation of the reliability and ageing of components is critical for forecasting safety and directing preventative maintenance, and Probabilistic safety assessment for optimum nuclear power plant life management provides a comprehensive review of the theory and application of these methods. Part one of this important book reviews probabilistic methods for predicting the reliability of equipment, whilst the practical applications of probabilistic methods for strength reliability are explored in part two. Key Features: discusses the theory and application of probabilistic safety assessment methods used to calculate nuclear power plant (NPP) durability and lifetime; reviews probabilistic methods in their application to NPP components and ageing pipelines for the forecasting of NPP resource lifetime and safety; addresses the key areas of probabilistic safety analysis, optimization of the operations through in-service inspection (ISI) utilising non-destructive testing, and maintenance, service and repair approaches. Contents: Part 1 Probabilistic methods for predicting the reliability of equipment: Terminology, concepts and definitions; Formal statistical methods; Formal statistical methods; Physico statistical approach: Procedures using the defect-free model of structural material; Physico statistical approach taking defects into account and using binomial distribution; Physico-statistical models based on the residual defectiveness of structural materials. Part 2 Practical application of probabilistic methods for strength reliability: Probabilistic analysis of safety: Increasing the reliability and safety of nuclear power plant components; Optimisation of non-destructive testing; Optimisation of hydraulic tests, technical certification and planned-preventative maintenance; Using probabilistic methods for solving the problem of ensuring leak tightness of heat exchanger pipes of nuclear power plant steam generators.