Identifying structural elements and examination requirements in a risk-informed inservice inspection program for piping

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 358, Issue , 1997, Pages 3-7

  Balkey, Kenneth R ^a   Closky, Nancy B ^a   Perdue, Robert K ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT (PSA); RISK INFORMED INSERVICE INSPECTION (RIISI) PROGRAMS;

PIPING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030656757     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, "Risk-Based Inspection - Development of Guidelines, Volume 2-Part 2, Light Water Reactor Nuclear Power Plant Components," (To be published)
2. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1989, "Section XI, Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code," 1989 Edition, New York.
3. Balkey, K.R., et al., 1996, "Westinghouse Owners Group Application of Risk-Based Methods to Piping Inservice Inspection Topical Report," WCAP-14572 (Non-Proprietary), Westinghouse Energy Systems, Pittsburgh, PA.
4. Closky, N.B., Balkey, K.R., Oswald, E., West, R., 1996, "Application of Risk-Based Methods to Inservice Inspection of Piping Systems" in Pressure Vessels and Piping Codes and Standards, PVP-Vol. 339, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, pp. 133-143.
5. Khaleel, M.A. and Simonen, F.A., 1994, "A Parametric Approach to Predicting the Effects of Fatigue on Piping Reliability," in Service Experience and Reliability Improvement: Nuclear, Fossil, and Petrochemical Plants," PVP-Vol. 288, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, pp. 95-107.
6. Shah, N.J., Bucheit, D.M., McNeill, A., Throckmorton, E.W., "Implementation of a Risk-Informed ISI Program at Surry Power Station," (to be published at 1997 ASME PVP Conference).