Journal article
The empirical failure rate and repair rate of PWR primary coolant pumps
Abstract
The wealth of operating experience concerning PWR nuclear reactors that has been regularly monitored and systematically processed since 1971, enabled an analysis of PWR primary coolant pump operation. Failure rate λ and repair rate μ of a pump during plant lifetime were calculated, as these values are necessary if we are to determine the reliability and availability of the pump as a basis for the analysis of its effect on the safety and …
Authors
Milivojević S; Riznić JR
Journal
Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 267–273
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1989
DOI
10.1016/0951-8320(89)90044-6
ISSN
0951-8320