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Codes of ageing mechanisms and systems affected
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Codes of ageing mechanisms and systems affected

Codes Ageing Mechanism â€‹Code Description
A Radiation induced change of properties
B Temperature induced change of properties
C Creep due to stress / pressure
D Mechanical displacement / fatigue / wear from thermal cycling, flow induced vibration, or other cyclic loads
E Material deposition (CRUD)
F Flow induced erosion
G Corrosion
H Damage due to power excursions
I Flooding - deposition and chemical contamination
J Fire - effects of heat, smoke, or reactive gases
K Obsolescence / technology change
L Changes in requirements / acceptable standards
M Other (should somehow have a time-dependent attribute)
 
 
System code Affected systems System code   Affected system                          
     1    Reactor block & fuel      5 Power supply              
       1.1 Fuel assemblies        5.1 Main power supply                            
       1.2 Fuel storage        5.2            Emergency power supply                            
       1.3 Core support structure        5.3 Power cabling / routing                            
       1.4 Reflector facilities / systems      6 Auxiliaries                            
       1.5 Core tank / skirt        6.1 Fire protection                            
       1.6 Pool liner incl. leak detection        6.2 Lightning protection / earthing                            
       1.7 Pool structure including gates        6.3 Flood protection                            
       1.8 Beam tube heads (in-pool)        6.4 Communications / alarms                            
       1.9 Control / shutdown rods / drives        6.5 Pressurized or compressed air supply / distribution
       1.10 Biological shield        6.6 Cranes & lifting devices                            
       1.11 Thermal shield        6.7 Handling tools / casks / containers                            
       1.12 Start-up source        6.8 Hot cells / shielded boxes including inventory                        
     2 Cooling        6.9 Laboratories                            
       2.1 Primary cooling        6.10 Water storage                
       2.2 Pool cooling        6.11 Heavy water auxiliaries incl. recombination               
       2.3 Emergency cooling        6.12  Clean waste collecting / storage / disposal               
       2.4 Reflector cooling        6.13 Rad waste collection / storage / disposal               
       2.5 Make-up      7 Experimental facilities                           
       2.6 Purification        7.1 Beam tube lines (ex-pool), shutters                            
       2.7 Warm water layer        7.2 Thermal columns / irradiation rooms                            
       2.8 Secondary / tertiary cooling        7.3 Rabbit / conveyer                            
     3 Confinement / containment        7.4 Rigs and loops                            
       3.1 Structure        7.5 Isotope production / activation                            
       3.2 Biological shield        7.6 Radiography                            
       3.3 Ventilation / A/C        7.7 N-converter, cold / hot neutron source                
       3.4 Emergency ventilation        7.8 Cold / hot sources               
       3.5 Fire zoning        7.9 Experiments shielding                           
       3.6 Penetrations / airlocks      8 Documentation, configuration management                          
       3.7 Isolation        8.1 License (reporting and commitment tracking)                    
       3.8 Exhaust / stack        8.2 Safety analysis report                            
       3.9 Emergency access / egress        8.3     Operating limits / conditions   
     4 Instrumentation and control        8.4 Design (incl. as-built drawings and system descriptions)        
       4.1 Reactor protection (incl. secondary shutdown)        8.5 Management system                            
       4.2 Accident instrumentation        8.6 Operation and maintenance manuals                            
       4.3 Operational supervision and control        8.7    Responsibility / delegation                            
       4.4 Radiation monitoring        8.8    Reviews / assessments                            
       4.5 Control console      9 Other (non-SSC)                            
       4.6 Annunciators        9.1  Staff / staff training                            
       4.7 Data acquisition / storage        9.2          Training facilities                            
       4.8 Seismic protection        9.3         Industrial safety                           
       4.9 Signal cabling / routing        9.4 Calculation codes / PSA-results
       4.10 Remote shutdown / monitoring