Assessment and management of ageing of major nuclear power plant components important to safety: concrete containment buildings

COVER......Page 1 FOREWORD......Page 4 EDITORIAL NOTE......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 1.2.2. Need for systematic ageing management of CCB......Page 8 1.2.3. IAEA programme on safety aspects of NPP ageing......Page 10 1.2.4. Implementation of CRP on management of ageing of CCBs......Page 11 1.4. STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT......Page 12 REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 1......Page 13 2.1.2. Boiling water reactors (BWRs)......Page 14 2.1.5. Water-water power reactors (WWERs)......Page 17 2.2. MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION......Page 21 REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 2......Page 30 3.2.1. Concrete......Page 31 3.2.2. Mild steel reinforcing......Page 42 3.2.3. Prestressing systems......Page 44 3.2.4. Liners......Page 46 3.2.6. Anchorages......Page 47 REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 3......Page 48 4.1.1. Concrete......Page 51 4.1.2. Reinforcing steel......Page 67 4.1.3. Prestressing systems......Page 69 4.1.5. Liners......Page 71 4.1.7. Protective coatings......Page 73 REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 4......Page 74 5.1. INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 75 5.2.1. Techniques and materials for repair of damaged concrete......Page 78 5.2.2. Remedial measure techniques for corrosion-damaged concrete......Page 91 5.2.3. Remedial measures for liners and coatings......Page 97 5.3. EXISTING GUIDELINES......Page 98 REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 5......Page 99 6.2.1. Methods utilized by owners/operators......Page 102 6.2.2. Observations on methods used......Page 114 REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 6......Page 118 7. CONCRETE CONTAINMENT BUILDING AGEING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME......Page 119 7.1.1. Awareness of generic concrete ageing issues......Page 121 7.1.2. Assembly of key plant documentation......Page 123 7.2. DEFINITION OF CONCRETE CONTAINMENT BUILDING AMP......Page 125 7.2.2. Programme definition......Page 126 7.4.1. Inspection and monitoring......Page 128 7.4.2. Condition assessment......Page 129 7.5. MAINTENANCE......Page 131 REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 7......Page 134 8.1. CONCLUSIONS......Page 136 8.2. RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 137 1.2. CANADA......Page 139 1.3. FRANCE......Page 141 1.4. INDIA......Page 143 1.6. SWITZERLAND......Page 144 1.7. UNITED KINGDOM......Page 145 1.8. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA......Page 147 REFERENCES TO APPENDIX I......Page 148 II.2. NON-NUCLEAR INDUSTRY PRACTICES......Page 151 REFERENCES TO APPENDIX II......Page 160 CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW......Page 162