When a fleet of similar Systems, Structures and Components (SSCs) is available, the use of
all the available information collected on the different SSCs is expected to be beneficial for …

Nuclear energy provides almost 20% of the electric power in the United States, producing
power with high availability while accounting for 63% of our carbon-free energy production …

Anticipatory control systems are a class of systems whose decisions are based on
predictions for the future state of the system under monitoring. Anticipation denotes …

Due to their complex physics, accurate modeling of modern heavy duty gas turbines can be
both challenging and time consuming. For online performance monitoring, the purpose of …

Proactive online monitoring in the nuclear industry is being explored using the Electric
Power Research Institute's Fleet-Wide Prognostic and Health Management (FW-PHM) Suite …

The use of neutron noise analysis in pressurized water reactors to detect and diagnose
degradation represents the practice of pro-active structural health monitoring for reactor …

In the nuclear industry, risk monitors are intended to provide a point-in-time estimate of the
system risk given the current plant configuration. Current risk monitors are limited in that they …

Nuclear power plants (NPPs) are large installations comprised of many active and passive
assets. Degradation monitoring of all these assets is expensive (labor cost) and highly …

Research and development efforts are required to address aging and reliability concerns of
the existing fleet of nuclear power plants. As most plants continue to operate beyond the …

Several studies found that critical asset failure results in delays and downtimes in operation
for most industries. One of the studies revealed that 272 of the 773 occurrences involved a …