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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Risk-Informed Plant Health and Asset Management​​​​​


Goa​​​l

To develop better analytical methods and tools for the nuclear power industry to make risk-informed decisions regarding plant equipment reliability and asset management.

Researchers will develop data analytics tools coupled with risk-informed methods to manage and optimize plant-asset life cycles, budgets, and schedules. These tools and methods enhance the plant operator's ability to manage the performance and health of a nuclear power facility while reducing labor and equipment costs.

Outcome

The research area will produce risk-analysis tools designed to decrease the operational cost and enhance the safety of nuclear power plants in the short-term (for maintenance optimization) and the long-term (during periods of subsequent license renewal). The software and supporting tools will be made available to utilities and vendors that are considering extended operations.

​Planned Major Accomplishments

  • ​2022—Demonstrate an enterprise multi-risk analysis framework supporting maintenance strategies and long-term capital-investment optimization. 

  • 2023​Develop a methodology and supporting tool for linking equipment reliability, performance, and health management to identify relationships between equipment failures and causing mechanisms.

Related Reports​

 

 

Bridging Equipment Reliability Data and Robust Decisions in a Plant Operation Context, INL/RPT-22-67670186013This report shows the latest improvements on the three main research areas that the risk-informed asset management project is focusing on: equipment reliability data analytics, system reliability modeling, and plant resource optimization methods. It is discussed in the report how the methods developed in these areas can support predictive maintenance strategies by identifying the most critical components and setting an optimal maintenance schedule based on plant economic and operational constraints.This report shows the latest improvements on the three main research areas that the risk-informed asset management project is focusing on: equipment reliability data analytics, system reliability modeling, and plant resource optimization methods. It is discussed in the report how the methods developed in these areas can support predictive maintenance strategies by identifying the most critical components and setting an optimal maintenance schedule based on plant economic and operational constraints.9/7/2022 1:55:39 PMINL-RPT-22-67670 Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Bridging Equipment Reliability Data and Robust Decisions in a Plant Operation Context June 2022 U.S. Department of 109https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf
Industry Use Cases for Risk-Informed System Health and Asset Management, INL/EXT-21-64377234746Industry Use Cases for Risk-Informed System Health and Asset Management, INL-EXT-21-64377Industry Use Cases for Risk-Informed System Health and Asset Management, INL-EXT-21-643779/29/2021 11:54:49 PMINL-EXT-21-64377 Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Industry Use Cases for Risk-Informed System Health and Asset Management September 2021 U.S. Department of Energy 313https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf
Development and Release of the Methods and Tools for Risk-Informed Asset Management, INL/EXT-21-63255152635Development and Release of the Methods and Tools for Risk-Informed Asset Management, INL/EXT-21-63255Development and Release of the Methods and Tools for Risk-Informed Asset Management, INL/EXT-21-632558/25/2021 2:48:40 PMINL/EXT-21-63255 Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Development and Release of the Methods and Tools for Risk-Informed Asset Management July 2021 U.S. Department of 351https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf
Development and Application of a Risk Analysis Toolkit for Plant Resources Optimization, INL/EXT-20-59942200474Development and Application of a Risk Analysis Toolkit for Plant Resources Optimization, INL/EXT-20-5994Development and Application of a Risk Analysis Toolkit for Plant Resources Optimization, INL/EXT-20-599410/1/2020 1:12:06 AMINL/EXT-20-59942 Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Development and Application of a Risk Analysis Toolkit for Plant Resources Optimization September 2020 U.S. 486https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf
Integration of Data Analytics with Plant System Health Program, INL/EXT-20-59928200476Integration of Data Analytics with Plant System Health Program, INL-EXT-20-59928Integration of Data Analytics with Plant System Health Program, INL-EXT-20-599289/29/2020 10:57:36 PMINL/EXT-20-59928 Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Integration of Data Analytics with Plant System Health Program September 2020 U.S. Department of Energy Office 527https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf
Combined Data Analytics and Risk Analysis Tool for Long Term Capital SSC Refurbishment and Replacement, INL/EXT-19-5581955524Combined Data Analytics and Risk Analysis Tool for Long Term Capital SSC Refurbishment and Replacement, INL-EXT-19-55819Combined Data Analytics and Risk Analysis Tool for Long Term Capital SSC Refurbishment and Replacement, INL-EXT-19-5581910/1/2019 3:49:39 AMINL-EXT-19-55819 Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Combined Data Analytics and Risk Analysis Tool for Long Term Capital SSC Refurbishment and Replacement September 348https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf
Plant Integral Risk-informed System Health Program, INL/EXT-19-5580855436Plant Integral Risk-informed System Health Program, INL-EXT-19-55808Plant Integral Risk-informed System Health Program, INL-EXT-19-5580810/1/2019 8:01:50 AMINL-EXT-19-55808 Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Plant Integral Risk-informed System Health Program September 2019 U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy 815https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf
RISA Pathway Industry Application Pilot Demonstration Projects - Edition 2019, INL/EXT-19-5444955367Risk-Informed Systems Analysis (RISA) Pathway Industry Application Pilot Demonstration Projects - Edition 2019, INL/EXT-19-54449Risk-Informed Systems Analysis (RISA) Pathway Industry Application Pilot Demonstration Projects - Edition 2019, INL/EXT-19-544496/28/2019 6:13:16 PMINL/EXT-19-54449 Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Risk-Informed Systems Analysis (RISA) Pathway Industry Application Pilot Demonstration Projects - Edition 2019 365https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf
CRAFT An Integrated Risk Analysis Tool and its Application in an Industry Use Case, INL/EXT-18-5144255525Cost Risk Analysis Framework (CRAFT) An Integrated Risk Analysis Tool and its Application in an Industry Use Case, INL/EXT-18-51442Cost Risk Analysis Framework (CRAFT) An Integrated Risk Analysis Tool and its Application in an Industry Use Case, INL/EXT-18-5144210/1/2018 3:13:15 PMU.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy This information was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the U.S. Government D. Mandelli, C. Wang, S. Staples 172https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf
RISA Industry Use Case Analysis, INL/EXT-18-5101255368RISA Industry Use Case Analysis, INL/EXT-18-51012RISA Industry Use Case Analysis, INL/EXT-18-510129/4/2018 4:07:09 PMLight Water Reactor Sustainability (LWRS) Program Ronaldo Szilard, Hongbin Zhang, Stephen Hess, John Gaertner Diego Mandelli, Steven Prescott, Mitchell Farmer 293https://lwrs.inl.gov/RiskInformed Safety Margin Characterization/Forms/AllItems.aspxpdfFalsepdf

​For more information contact:

Svetlana (Lana) Lawrence
Risk-Informed Systems Analysis, Pathway Lead
Idaho National Laboratory
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