European Clearinghouse: Incidents related to reactivity management. Failure modes and corrective actions

Christiane, Bruynooghe; Noël, Marc

doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2009.10.006

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“…One of the technical tasks of the European Clearinghouse consists in performing in depth analysis of families of events ("topical studies) in order to identify the main recurring causes, contributing factors, lessons learned and to disseminate and promote recommendations aiming at reducing the reoccurrence of similar events in the future [2][3].…”

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Disturbances in the European Nuclear Power Plant Safety Related Electrical Systems

Duchac¹,

Noël²

2011

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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and illustrate some vulnerabilities of the plant electrical system to over voltage transients. It identified electrical equipment involved, failure modes, contributing factors, actual and potential consequences, and corrective actions. Initiating factors and associated root causes were also analysed. The analysis of International Operation Experience Feedback revealed number of events that involved disturbances in the plant electrical systems, and which may have features in common with the Forsmark-1 event. It underlines the importance of sharing lessons learned from design modifications made at another unit of similar design that if known, it could have identified susceptibility of emergency diesel generators to common mode failure before the event occurred. This paper also summarizes international projects that were initiated by Forsmark event, as well as important lessons that still can be learned from Forsmark event. This paper presents actions taken at nuclear power plants and regulatory authorities in different countries to prevent similar event to occur. K e y w o r d s: Forsmark event, nuclear power plant, disturbances in the plant electrical systems

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confidence: 99%