Study of Plant Life Extension For The First Nuclear Power Plant In Indonesia

STUDY OF PLANT LIFE EXTENSION FOR THE FIRST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN INDONESIA

Sri Nitiswati
Pusat Teknologi Reaktor dan Keselamatan Nuklir - BATAN
Kawasan PUSPIPTEK Gd. 80, Serpong, Tangerang, 15310

ABSTRACT
STUDY OF PLANT LIFE EXTENSION FOR THE FIRST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN INDONESIA. Generally, nuclear power plants originally had a nominal design lifetime of 30 years up to 40 years. Engineering assessment of many nuclear power plants over the last decade has established that many nuclear power plants can operate longer than its nominal design life. Many countries have been operated successful nuclear power plant longer than its nominal design lifetime by applying of license renewal for 20 years or longer. Study of plant life extension for the first nuclear power plant in Indonesia needs to be done since Indonesia has nuclear option as mix energy for the future. Aims of this study are to obtain procedure and requirements need to have plant life extension. Its method based on the IAEA document on ”Plant Life Management for Long Term Operation of Light Water Reactor”, Technical Report Series No. 448, Vienna, (2006), with compares with other countries experience such as : Korea, Canada, USA, Russia, and Spain. As the conclusion that procedure and requirement needs for plant life extension are: PLEX organization, ageing management program document, time limited ageing analysis, research and development document, radiation impact document, and etc. A propose of plant life extension procedure has been obtained but is still in preliminary.

Keywords: ageing, plant life management, plant life extension, license renewal
Published : Proceeding "SEMINAR NASIONAL PENGEMBANGAN ENERGI NUKLIR II 2009", Jakarta, 25 Juni 2009.