Use Of Monte-carlo Methods To Derive Quantitative Probability Of Defect Detection Data

摘要

Safety is of paramount importance in the nuclear industry and, accordingly, the most stringent standards of manufacture, analysis and quality have to be applied to components such as the Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV).rnA key discipline to achieving and demonstrating that these standards have been met is that of Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), and the reliability of the NDE methods and techniques themselves is of great importance. There is now a regulatory expectation that the NDE of major nuclear vessels requires some level of validation. Validation of inspection system performance has now been developed into a formal process termed Inspection Qualification.