FAILURE DATA HANDBOOK FOR NUCLEAR POWER FACILITIES. A GUIDE FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS FROM A RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT STANDPOINT. VOLUME II. FAILURE CATEGORY IDENTIFICATION AND GLOSSARY.

This article elaborates the evolution of code and standards for nuclear power plants. In the 1950s, need was felt for a revised set of design and fabrication rules to facilitate the development of safe, economically competitive water-cooled reactors contained in pressure vessels. These rules were codified in the first edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III, which was completed in 1963 and published in 1964. From the outset, both regulators and industry realized that the best way to develop many of the needed rules for the design, construction, and operation of nuclear facilities was the national standards consensus process. This process, followed by the American National Standards Institute and other recognized standards-issuing bodies such as ASME, brings together the expertise of individuals from government, industry, academia, and other stakeholders. In the years following the first publication of Section III, the coverage of the Code expanded to incorporate piping requirements, pressure-retaining components for pumps and valves, equipment and piping supports, reactor vessel internal structures, and other features of nuclear power plants.

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Study on Reliability Improvement of Main Steam Isolation Valve Control in Nuclear Power Plants

Journal of Physics Conference Series ◽

10.1088/1742-6596/2005/1/012215 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2005 (1) ◽

pp. 012215

Author(s):

Changxian Gan ◽

Tian Wan ◽

Weiwei Pan ◽

Shengzhi Liu ◽

Lei Tang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nuclear Power ◽

Power Plants ◽

Nuclear Power Plants ◽

Reliability Improvement ◽

Main Steam ◽

Valve Control

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The Present and the Future of the Korea Electric Power Industry Code

Volume 1: Codes and Standards ◽

10.1115/pvp2008-61827 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Hoonseok Byun ◽

Seogchan Yoon ◽

Jonghae Kim ◽

Samchul Lee

Keyword(s):

Electric Power ◽

Nuclear Power ◽

Power Plants ◽

Nuclear Power Plants ◽

Good Practice ◽

Electric Power Industry ◽

Power Industry ◽

International Standards ◽

National Standards ◽

Design Construction

Korea Electric Power Industry Code (KEPIC), a set of integrated standards applicable to the design, construction and operation of electric power facilities including nuclear power plants, has been developed on the basis of referring to the prevailing U.S. codes and standards which had been applied to the electric power facilities in Korea. Being the developing and managing organization of KEPIC, Korea Electric Association (KEA) published its first edition in 1995, the second in 2000 and the latest in 2005. KEPIC has been applied to the construction of nuclear power plants since 1997 in Korea. Along with the effectuation of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) in 1995, the international trend related to codes and standards is changing rapidly. KEA is, therefore, making its utmost efforts so as for KEPIC to keep abreast with the changing environment in international arena. KEA notified ISO/IEC Information Centre of its acceptance of the Code of Good Practice in the Agreement on TBT. Also the 2005 edition of KEPIC was published to be retrofitted according to the ISO/IEC Guide 21-Adoption of International Standards as regional or national standards. On the other hand, KEA is continuously performing to study on the improvement of KEPIC requirements. Such KEA’s efforts will help KEPIC correspond with international standards such as ISO/IEC standards, and internationally recognized standards such as ASME codes and standards. Furthermore KEA will expedite the publication of the bilingual edition of KEPIC at 2010 as per the globalization plan and KEA hopes that KEPIC can assist Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP) in exportation of Korea Standard Nuclear Power Plant (KSNP) such as OPR-1000 and APR-1400 by the bilingual edition.

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