Application of maintenology to the fast reactor

Nakai, Satoru

The road map to establish a fast reactor (FR) maintenance technology in the technical aspect became clear in the examination of the FR maintenance in the Japan Society of Maintenology (JSM). It is vital to acquire operation and maintenance experience of the plant to implement this road map, and to establish a fast reactor maintenance technology. On the other hand, even if components to be maintained are defined and the maintenance methods are established, improvement of the maintenance ability in the organizations and individuals, proper and reliable implementation of the maintenance are indispensable. To improve the ability for maintenance, the action of the organized education, training and technical transmission is necessary including a light water reactor. The examination of the FR maintenance technology is a good opportunity for the application of the maintenance principles established by the JSM to the FR.