Application of Root Cause Analysis on Equipment Failure to Improve the Safety Performance of Key Equipments in Nuclear Power Station

GAO Ligang; LU Qunxian

Jun. 2005

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GAO Ligang, LU Qunxian. Application of Root Cause Analysis on Equipment Failure to Improve the Safety Performance of Key Equipments in Nuclear Power Station[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2005, 26(S1): 82-86.

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GAO Ligang, LU Qunxian. Application of Root Cause Analysis on Equipment Failure to Improve the Safety Performance of Key Equipments in Nuclear Power Station[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2005, 26(S1): 82-86.

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Application of Root Cause Analysis on Equipment Failure to Improve the Safety Performance of Key Equipments in Nuclear Power Station

Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operation and Management Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518124, China

Received Date: 2005-05-25
Rev Recd Date: 2005-10-27

Available Online: 2025-07-25

Abstract

Abstract

This paper describes briefly the methodology of Root Cause Analysis（RCA） on equipment failure,and introduces the improvement made on RCA personnel,training,job organization,and correct action management in Guangdong Nuclear Power Station.The examples and results show that RCA is a very useful tool to improve the safety performance of equipment.The suggestions to further enhance RCA in Nu-clear Power Plants are also mentioned.
- Root cause,
- Equipment,
- Failure,
- Analysis