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Shutdown heat removal system reliability in thermal reactors

Yanqian Sun, R.A. Bari

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An analysis of the failure probability per year of the shutdown heat removal system (SHRS) at hot standby conditions for two thermal reactor designs is presented. The selected reactor designs are the Pressurized Water Reactor and the Nonproliferation Alternative System Assessment Program Heavy Water Reactor. Failures of the SHRS following the initiating transients of loss of offsite power and loss of main feedwater system are evaluated. Common mode failures between components are incorporated in this anlaysis via the ..beta..-factor method and the sensitivity of the system reliability to common mode failures is investigated parametrically.

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Key concepts: Shutdown, Boiler feedwater, Nuclear engineering, Reliability (semiconductor), Decay heat, Reliability engineering, Failure mode and effects analysis, Environmental science