The document Nuclear Structural Integrity Probabilistics Working Principles (NSIPWP) has been generated by the Nuclear Structural Integrity Probabilistics Working Group coordinated by Mr Michael Martin of Rolls-Royce and is here freely available to download for visitors to FESI’s website. The working group consists of leading structural integrity specialists from industry and academia.
The inaugural meeting of the group was held on the May 2, 2018 with a follow-up on September 14, 2018. The high-level objectives of the group are:
- to agree a common language and terminology
- to draft and to endorse a set of working principles for probabilistic nuclear structural integrity assessment
- to provide context, present and debate relevant case studies
NSIPWP describes principles and provides guidance on approaches which might bring benefit. It contains a set of working principles, a description of terminology, methods and key references, and the start of a compendium of worked examples from the nuclear industry that demonstrate the benefits of probabilistic structural integrity assessment.
The document and the activity of the working group complements ongoing industry collaboration and international aspirations to change the perception of probabilistic methods. This initiative is well aligned with the aims described in the UK Government’s June 2018 Nuclear Sector Deal.
NSIPWP provides a basis for continued regulatory engagement, codes and standards development, and advancing capability and awareness in the use of nuclear structural integrity probabilistic methods.
Nuclear Structural Integrity Probabilistics Working Principles