There is growing interest in longer-term operation of the current US nuclear power plant fleet. This paper will present an overview of prognostic health management (PHM) technologies that could play a role in the safe and effective operation of nuclear power plants during extended life. A case study in prognostics for materials degradation assessment, using laboratory-scale measurements, is briefly discussed, and technical gaps that need to be addressed prior to PHM system deployment for nuclear power life extension are presented.
Revised: December 5, 2013 |
Published: December 1, 2013
Citation
Ramuhalli P., J.B. Coble, R.M. Meyer, and L.J. Bond. 2013.Prognostics Health Management and Life Beyond 60 for Nuclear Power Plants. In Future of Instrumentation International Workshop (FIIW), October 8-9, 2012, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1-4. Piscataway, New Jersey:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.PNNL-SA-90640.doi:10.1109/FIIW.2012.6378350