A PSA Level-1 method with repairable components : An application to ASTRID Decay Heat Removal systems

• Technological advancements in area of sensor-based online maintenance systems have made the possibility of repairing some failed safety support systems of Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) such as electrical supply, I&C systems, ventilation systems. However, the possibility of repair during accident situation is yet to be included into PSA level-1. Therefore, this paper presents a scheme of PSA level-1 by implementing an integrated method of Repairable Event Tree (RET) and Repairable Fault Tree (RFT) analysis. The Core Damage Frequency (CDF) is calculated from consequence probabilities of the RET. An initiating event of Decay Heat Removal (DHR) systems of ASTRID reactor is analyzed. The proportionate CDFs estimated with repair and without repair have been compared and found that the recoveries can reduce CDF. In sum, this paper attempts to deal with the possibility of repair of some safety systems in PSA and its impacts on CDF of the NPP.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Annan teknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Other Engineering and Technologies (hsv//eng)

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Nuclear power plants

Online systems

Reliability

Ventilation

Accident situation

Core damage frequency

Decay heat removal

Decay heat removal systems

Online maintenance

Safety support systems

Technological advancement

Ventilation systems

Repair

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