Analysis of LWR Outage Experience and Impact on Long Cycles

摘要

Outage data from 63 US light water reactor power plants for the period from March 1974 to August 1980 were collected and statistically analyzed for trends in the loss of plant availability as a function of months into cycle. The outage data base, the computational methods applied to the data base, the results of numerical analyses, the findings of survey regarding refueling outage durations, and an interpretation of the results as applied to long fuel cycles are described. (ERA citation 07:021895)