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Equipment Qualification of a Safety-related Large Induction Motor for Nuclear Power Plants

원자력발전소 안전등급 대형유도전동기의 기기검증

  • Published : 2007.06.01
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Abstract

A safety-related equipment for the nuclear power plant should be needed an equipment qualification. In this paper, the approach, methods, philosophies, and procedures for qualifying the large squirrel-cage induction electric pump motors for use in ULCHIN 5, 6 Nuclear Power Plants were presented. The method of qualification is a combination of experimental test and analytic method, which is composed of radiation exposure test, seismic simulation test, thermal aging analysis for non-metallic materials, and seismic analysis. The results showed that the motor performed its safety function with no failure mechanism under postulated service conditions.

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