Optimization of Surveillance Requirements at NPP considering time-dependent scheduling of tests and preventive maintenance

Advances in Safety and Reliability - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2005

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1363-1370

  Martorell, S ^a   Carlos, S ^a   Villanueva, J F ^a   Sanchez A ^a   Cepin, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION SYSTEM; PERIODIC TESTS; SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENTS; SIMULTANEOUS OPTIMIZATION; TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS; TEST STRATEGIES; TIME-DEPENDENT; TIME-DEPENDENT EFFECTS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY;

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 84857480479     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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