Managing the Safety Aspects of Plant Ageing at the Point Lepreau Generating Station

Abstract

This paper deals with a portion of the Point Lepreau ageing program that is investigating the ageing behavior of the primary heat transport system (HTS) and its potential impact on the Critical Channel Power (CCP). It summarizes the current understanding and the actions taken to date to monitor, understand, correct and combat this aspect of plant ageing. It also shows that the program has lead to improved analysis tools, enabling plant optimization as well as prediction of future requirements.