Impact of operational experience on research and development
Abstract
The gradual accumulation of operating experience data from nuclear plants is having a perceptible impact on the direction of research and development. Four areas where this influence is best manifested are identified: increased awareness of systems interaction, the importance of operational data for code qualification, a sharper focus of separate effects, and the importance of well-defined scaled experiments. Illustrations from EPRI-sponsored and EPRI-conducted projects are presented.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- January 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8123397L
- Keywords:
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- Nuclear Power Plants;
- Operational Problems;
- Reactor Technology;
- Research And Development;
- Technology Transfer;
- Nuclear Electric Power Generation;
- Reactor Cores;
- Reactor Safety;
- Surges;
- Systems Analysis;
- Utilities;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering