Management of Ageing and Obsolescence of Instrumentation and Control Systems and Equipment in Nuclear Power Plants and Related Facilities Through Modernization (IAEA Nuclear Energy Series) - Softcover

IAEA

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9201375220 ISBN 13: 9789201375223

Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency, 2023

Synopsis

Ageing of instrumentation and control (IC) equipment at nuclear facilities has the potential to degrade mechanisms, which can in turn reduce safety margins and increase operating and maintenance costs. Obsolescence of IC equipment can compound matters as suitable replacements become difficult to source. In 2019, the IAEA Technical Working Group on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control acknowledged that relevant system and strategy guidance was required to implement modern technology at nuclear facilities. The purpose of this publication is to assist Member States in developing strategies to address ageing and obsolescence issues for IC systems and it provides detail on modernization considerations and information from relevant recent operator experience. An appendix summarizes cable ageing management through condition monitoring, and several annexes describe Member States' practices and experience with lC ageing management and modernization.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's "Atom's for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9201375220
• ISBN 13: 9789201375223
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114