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Topics: Accidents , Batteries , Boiling water reactors , Coolants , Cooling systems , Design , Failure , Feedwater , Floods , Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan, 2011

Realignment of ASME Operations Maintenance Committee: Improving Responsiveness and Efficiency

T. Ruggiero

PVS 2017; V001T01A003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3533

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Topics: Boilers , Condition monitoring , Engines , In-service testing , Maintenance , Mechanical engineers , Motors , Pressure vessels , Pumps , Testing

Pump and Valve Inservice Testing: How Pump and Valve Testing Evolved

T. Ruggiero

PVS 2017; V001T01A004doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3534

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Topics: In-service testing , Pumps , Testing , Valves , ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code , Instrumentation , Pipes , Centrifugal pumps , Relief valves , Safety

Expectations for Inservice Testing Programs at New Nuclear Power Plants

Thomas G. Scarbrough

PVS 2017; V001T01A005doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3535

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Topics: In-service testing , Nuclear power stations , Valves , Licensing , Pumps , Regulations , Safety , Testing , Acceptance criteria , ASME Standards

Pumps

Smooth Running Pumps

Betsy Moenkedick, Mel McGaha

PVS 2017; V001T02A001doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3507

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Topics: Pumps , Nuclear power stations , Vibration

Condition Monitoring of Rotating Equipment in Nuclear Power Plants

Ronny Jacks

PVS 2017; V001T02A002doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3509

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Topics: Condition monitoring , Nuclear power stations , Engines , Machinery , Motors , Vibration analysis , Thermography

What Is Your Actual Pump Flow Rate?

Norman F. Perkins, Philip S. Stacy

PVS 2017; V001T02A003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3512

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Pumps , Testing , Testing performance , Power stations , Uncertainty , Biomass , Condensers (steam plant) , Engineering standards , Flow measurement

ISTB Pump Implementation Issues

Melvin L. McGaha, Tony Wayne Rogers

PVS 2017; V001T02A004doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3514

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Topics: Pumps , Engineers

Component Cooling Water (CCW) Pump Assessment Report

Watson Tomlinson, Steven Kochaniec

PVS 2017; V001T02A005doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3529

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Topics: Cooling , Pumps , Water , Flow (Dynamics) , Pressure , Testing

Motor-Operated Valves (MOVs) and Air-Operated Valves (AOV)

Evaluating AOV and MOV Performance

Tom Walker, Nick Camilli

PVS 2017; V001T03A001doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3503

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Topics: Actuators , Design , Disks , Friction , Gates (Closures) , Stress , Thrust , Valves

Design Basis Verification and Preservice Testing Considerations for OM Code Mandatory Appendix III

Neal E. Estep

PVS 2017; V001T03A002doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3504

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Topics: Design , Testing , In-service testing , Valves , Maintenance , Bridges (Structures) , Engines , Motors

New Validated Methodology for the Required Force to Operate Balanced Disk Globe Valves

Zachary Leutwyler, Kenneth Beasley, Emil Leutwyler, Mital Mistry

PVS 2017; V001T03A003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3513

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Topics: Disks , Valves , Flow (Dynamics) , Computational fluid dynamics , Pipes , Computer software , Electricity (Physics) , Fluids , Temperature , Testing

Gauging the Force Effects of Valve Stem Packing on Valve Stem Actuation

James Drago, Wayne Evans

PVS 2017; V001T03A004doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3518

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Topics: Packing (Shipments) , Packings (Cushioning) , Valves , Friction , Stress , Compressive stress , Construction , Finishes , Lubrication , Sealing (Process)

Actuator Fatigue Cycles: Delivering the Nuclear Promise

Ronald A. Kropp

PVS 2017; V001T03A005doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3523

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Topics: Actuators , Cycles , Fatigue , Nuclear power stations , Engines , Equipment qualification , Motors , Power stations , Valves

Curtiss-Wright Electro-Hydraulic Actuators for Main Steam and Main Feedwater Isolation Valves

Haykaz Mkrtchyan, Ararat Torosyan, Hua Peng

PVS 2017; V001T03A006doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3525

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Topics: Actuators , Feedwater , Steam , Valves , Power stations , China , Manufacturing , Weight (Mass)

TVA OM Code Mandatory Appendix III Readiness Assessment

Bob H. Thacker, Jerry V. Mills, Neal E. Estep

PVS 2017; V001T03A007doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3526

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Topics: Engines , In-service testing , Motors , Valves

Effective Diaphragm Area Test Program for Air Operated Valve Actuators

Zachary Leutwyler, Manmohan Kalsi, Lisa Thidavanh, Laurie Luckhardt, Thomas Cunningham

PVS 2017; V001T03A008doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3537

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Topics: Diaphragms (Mechanical devices) , Diaphragms (Structural) , Valve actuators , Actuators , Manufacturing , Measurement uncertainty , Pressure , Springs , Testing , Design

Valves

Oil/Water Correlation for PRV (Pressure Relief Valves): Is the Measured Set Pressure the Same on Water Compared to Diesel Fuel, Lubricating Oil, etc.?

Robert J. O’Neill

PVS 2017; V001T04A001doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3501

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Topics: Diesel , Lubricating oils , Pressure , Relief valves , Water , Testing , Fluids , Contamination , Health and safety

Plant Performance History of an Innovative Gate Valve in Critical Service Applications

M. S. Kalsi, Patricio Alvarez, Thomas White, Micheal Green

PVS 2017; V001T04A002doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3536

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Topics: Gates (Closures) , Valves , Design , Boiling water reactors , Leakage , Maintenance , Nuclear power stations , Pipes , Pressurized water reactors , Rupture

Predictive Monitoring of Main Steam Safety Valves

Jessica Patrone, Phillip Twaddle

PVS 2017; V001T04A003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3539

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Topics: Safety , Steam , Valves , Maintenance , Disks , Flanges , Leakage , Power stations , Risk , Systems engineers

Snubbers

Snubber Program Transition From ISI Code to IST Code, ISTD

Glen R. Palmer

PVS 2017; V001T05A001doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3519

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Topics: Boilers , Inspection , Pressure vessels , Regulations , Testing

Delivering the Nuclear Promise Through Effective ISE and IST Programs for Dynamic Restraints

Matt Palmer

PVS 2017; V001T05A002doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3520

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Topics: Earthquakes , In-service testing , Inspection , Lenses (Optics) , Maintenance , Nuclear power stations , Optical quality control , Safety , Testing , Transients (Dynamics)

Inservice Examination and Testing Issues for Dynamic Restraints (Snubbers) in Nuclear Power Plants

Gurjendra S. Bedi

PVS 2017; V001T05A003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3522

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Topics: Nuclear power stations , Testing

Risk Insight

Risk-Informed In-Service Testing Programs

Bradley J. Scott

PVS 2017; V001T06A001doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3527

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Topics: In-service testing , Risk , Testing , Pumps , Valves , Safety

Estimating Safety Valve Stochastic Failure-to-Close Probabilities for the Purpose of Nuclear Reactor Severe Accident Analysis

S. Tina Ghosh, Alfred Hathaway, III, Hossein Esmaili, Kyle W. Ross, Douglas M. Osborn, Kenneth C. Wagner

PVS 2017; V001T06A002doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3538

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Topics: Accidents , Failure , Nuclear reactors , Probability , Safety , Valves , Pressurized water reactors , Testing , Pressure , Containment

ASME OM Code Subsection ISTE: A Discussion of the Upcoming Subsection

Craig D. Sellers

PVS 2017; V001T06A003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3545

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Topics: In-service testing , Pumps , Risk , Safety , Testing , Valves

New Reactors

Inservice Testing for Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Plants

Gary P. McGee, Steven M. Unikewicz

PVS 2017; V001T07A001doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3506

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Topics: In-service testing , Nuclear reactors , Testing , Construction , Nuclear power stations , Reactor vessels , Small modular reactors , Valves , Boilers , Containment vessels

Curtiss-Wright Advanced NozzleCheck Valves for Generation III+ Nuclear Power Plants

Haykaz Mkrtchyan, Ararat Torosyan, Tsolag Apelian

PVS 2017; V001T07A002doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVS2017-3511

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Topics: Nuclear power stations , Valves , Flow (Dynamics) , Design , Computational fluid dynamics , Bushings , Damage , Engineering prototypes , Fluids , Gates (Closures)