TY - GEN
T1 - Requirements for prognostic health management of passive components in advanced small modular reactors
AU - Meyer, R. M.
AU - Coble, J. B.
AU - Ramuhalli, P.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Advanced small modular reactors (aSMRs), which are based on modularization of advanced reactor concepts, may pro vide a longer-term alternative to traditional light-water reactors and near term small modular reactors (SMRs), which are based on integral pressurized water reactor (iPWR) concepts. aSMRs are conceived for applications in remote locations and for diverse missions that include providing process or district heating, water desalination, and hydrogen production. Several challenges exist with respect to cost-effective operations and maintenance (O&M) of aSMRs, including the impacts of aggressive operating environments and modularity, and limiting these costs and staffing needs will be essential to ensuring the economic feasibility of aSMR deployment. In this regard, prognostic health management (PHM) systems have the potential to play a vital role in supporting the deployment of aSMR systems. This paper identifies requirements and technical gaps associated with implementation of PHM systems for passive aSMR components.
AB - Advanced small modular reactors (aSMRs), which are based on modularization of advanced reactor concepts, may pro vide a longer-term alternative to traditional light-water reactors and near term small modular reactors (SMRs), which are based on integral pressurized water reactor (iPWR) concepts. aSMRs are conceived for applications in remote locations and for diverse missions that include providing process or district heating, water desalination, and hydrogen production. Several challenges exist with respect to cost-effective operations and maintenance (O&M) of aSMRs, including the impacts of aggressive operating environments and modularity, and limiting these costs and staffing needs will be essential to ensuring the economic feasibility of aSMR deployment. In this regard, prognostic health management (PHM) systems have the potential to play a vital role in supporting the deployment of aSMR systems. This paper identifies requirements and technical gaps associated with implementation of PHM systems for passive aSMR components.
KW - Nondestructive evaluation
KW - Nuclear power plants
KW - PHM
KW - Passive components
KW - Reliability
KW - Small modular reactors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84888869030&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICPHM.2013.6621425
DO - 10.1109/ICPHM.2013.6621425
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84888869030
SN - 9781467357227
T3 - PHM 2013 - 2013 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, Conference Proceedings
BT - PHM 2013 - 2013 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, Conference Proceedings
T2 - 2013 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, PHM 2013
Y2 - 24 June 2013 through 27 June 2013
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