An extension of a 1994–98 R&D project established in 2002 by certain member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (OECD), the OECD Pipe Failure Data Exchange (OPDE) Project has produced a major database on the piping service experience applicable to commercial nuclear plants. The 3-year project is operated under the umbrella of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and organizations producing or regulating more than 80% of nuclear energy generation worldwide are contributing data to the OPDE Project. The Project considers pipe failure data including service-induced wall thinning, part through-wall crack, pinhole leak, leak, and rupture/severance (i.e., events involving large leak rates up to and beyond the make-up capacity of engineered safeguards systems). The part through-wall events include degradation in excess of code allowable for pipe wall thinning or crack depth. OPDE also addresses such degradation that could have generic implications regarding the reliability of in-service inspection. At the end of 2003 the OPDE database included approximately 4,400 records on pipe failure affecting ASME Code Class 1 through 3 and non-Code piping. The database also included an additional 450 records on water hammer events where the structural integrity of piping was challenged but did not fail. This paper summarizes the unique data quality considerations that are associated with piping components. The paper also summarizes the database content.
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ASME/JSME 2004 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference
July 25–29, 2004
San Diego, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Pressure Vessels and Piping Division
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0-7918-4682-2
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Piping Service Life Experience in Commercial Nuclear Power Plants: Progress With the OECD Pipe Failure Data Exchange Project
Bengt Lydell,
Bengt Lydell
OPDE Clearinghouse, Fallbrook, CA
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Eric Mathet,
Eric Mathet
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Karen Gott
Karen Gott
Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bengt Lydell
OPDE Clearinghouse, Fallbrook, CA
Eric Mathet
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Karen Gott
Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, Stockholm, Sweden
Paper No:
PVP2004-2961, pp. 5-10; 6 pages
Published Online:
August 12, 2008
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Lydell, B, Mathet, E, & Gott, K. "Piping Service Life Experience in Commercial Nuclear Power Plants: Progress With the OECD Pipe Failure Data Exchange Project." Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2004 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. Aging Management and License Renewal. San Diego, California, USA. July 25–29, 2004. pp. 5-10. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2004-2961
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