TY - BOOK
T1 - Status and Perspectives of Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Life Extension up to 60 Years Operation in Belgium
AU - Lucon, Enrico
AU - Chaouadi, Rachid
AU - Scibetta, Marc
AU - van Walle, Eric
A2 - Meskens, Gaston
N1 - RN - BLG-1066
Score = 2
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - The scope of this report is limited to a safety evaluation of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) against neutron embrittlement, in the most severely irradiation region (beltline) and in the event of a pressurized thermal shock. The irreplaceable RPV is considered to be the most critical component for lifetime considerations of the nuclear power plant. However, an application for operation extension will also depend upon a number of additional considerations, including the technical assessment of other plant components, as well as non-technical arguments (e.g. political, environmental, economical, strategical…) that are outside the scope this report. In the hypothesis of a request for operation extension, it is the responsibility of the utilities to provide the safety authorities with an exhaustive dossier demonstrating that safe extended operation is guaranteed. The role of the safety authorities is to critically evaluate the safety dossier for eventually granting the operation extension.
AB - The scope of this report is limited to a safety evaluation of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) against neutron embrittlement, in the most severely irradiation region (beltline) and in the event of a pressurized thermal shock. The irreplaceable RPV is considered to be the most critical component for lifetime considerations of the nuclear power plant. However, an application for operation extension will also depend upon a number of additional considerations, including the technical assessment of other plant components, as well as non-technical arguments (e.g. political, environmental, economical, strategical…) that are outside the scope this report. In the hypothesis of a request for operation extension, it is the responsibility of the utilities to provide the safety authorities with an exhaustive dossier demonstrating that safe extended operation is guaranteed. The role of the safety authorities is to critically evaluate the safety dossier for eventually granting the operation extension.
KW - GEMIX
KW - nuclear power plant
KW - license extension
KW - reactor pressure vessel
KW - embrittlement
KW - safety assessment
KW - surveillance program
KW - advanced surveillance approach
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/ezp_99746
UR - http://knowledgecentre.sckcen.be/so2/bibref/6020
M3 - BLG - Open report
VL - 1
T3 - SCK•CEN Reports
BT - Status and Perspectives of Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Life Extension up to 60 Years Operation in Belgium
PB - SCK CEN
ER -