IN-SERVICE INSPECTION RULES FOR THE MECHANICAL COMPONENTS OF PWR NUCLEAR ISLANDS PRESENTATION OF THE 1997 EDITION

摘要

The 1997 Edition of the RSE-M codification is thernrevision of the "In-Service Inspection Rules for thernMechanical Components of PWR Nuclear Islands" firstrnpublic edition. The inspection rules gathered in the RSEMrnare a description of the minimum standardrnrequirements of common practice in the French nuclearrnindustry, stemming from its own experience and partlyrncompleted by regulatory requirements according to thernFrench regulations.rnFollowing a reminder of the codification's historyrnand EDF's implication, this communication presents therncode's structure and comments the RSE-M 1997rnEdition's main progress :rn- field covered and opportunities available to define anrninspection programme,rn- examination methods and qualification of applications,rn- processing of indications and defects acceptabilityrntables,rn- analysis methods of defects harmfulness, materialsrnspecific properties and mechanical margins.rnThe code's modes of application are alsorndiscussed.