License Renewal Part 1: Fatigue Management

License renewal has elevated the importance of a more formal fatigue monitoring program at nuclear units. This SI webinar, the first of two parts (see License Renewal Part 2, Environmental Fatigue), details the license renewal process, which must demonstrate that a unit's fatigue design basis is maintained during the period of extended operation. Discussed are fatigue monitoring, fatigue considerations in design, and fatigue management in the license renewal world, including current NRC fatigue regulations, NRC's Generic Aging Lessons Learned Report, the issue of whether counting cycles is sufficient, and how to establish an optimum fatigue management program. Plant examples are included.

Presented on: October 3, 2007

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About the Instructor

David Gerber, PE has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis, and a MBA from Santa Clara University. An expert in fatigue behavior of structural components, Gerber has over 30 years of experience in nuclear power plant component and systems engineering.