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dc.contributor.advisorNelson, Paul, Jr.
dc.creatorErguina, Vera
dc.date.accessioned2004-09-30T02:07:11Z
dc.date.available2004-09-30T02:07:11Z
dc.date.created2005-05
dc.date.issued2004-09-30
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/516
dc.description.abstractManagement decisions in complex industrial facilities usually consider both the economic and environmental aspects of the plant's performance. For nuclear power plants (NPPs), safety is also a very substantial issue. The objectives of this dissertation are to develop and demonstrate a novel useful conceptual model that could be used to allocate maintenance funds for a nuclear power plant in such a way as to meet all specified safety requirements and objectives, while achieving a high degree of economic performance. The model is based on the general theory that the reliability of a plant at any time is a function of its initial reliability and the maintenance history of the individual plant components (Smith, 1997). Such a model can assist in evaluating strategic management decisions regarding allocation of funds for nuclear power plant maintenance. It could be used as a simulation tool; various scenarios could be studied to answer "what if" questions. Simulations of this type will allow a better understanding of the relationship between maintenance, economic performance, and safety, and consequently will lead to better decision making. The novelty of this model is tied to the intimate relationship that it develops between maintenance activities at a nuclear plant, and their relationship to prescribed safety requirements and to the economic performance of that plant.en
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dc.format.mediumelectronicen
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dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University
dc.subjectreliabilityen
dc.subjectmaintenance optimizationen
dc.subjectnuclear safetyen
dc.subjecteconomic performanceen
dc.titleSafety assured financial evaluation of maintenanceen
dc.typeBooken
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentNuclear Engineeringen
thesis.degree.disciplineNuclear Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A&M Universityen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHassan, Yassin A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPeddicord, Kenneth L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKuo, Way
dc.type.genreElectronic Dissertationen
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