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NUREG Investigation Report No. NUREG-PNO-2013-006 2013 Operational Operational
Davis-Besse 反应堆冷却剂泵电气故障跳闸并发现反应堆压力边界泄漏
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (NRC PNO-III-13-006)
Related equipment → Centrifugal pump (centrifugal_pump)Related equipment → piping (piping)
0Fatalities
0Injuries
LeakageMechanism code ELP
Failure Mode · ISO 14224 Mapping
Damage mechanism (recorded in KB)
LeakageELP
ISO functional code (as recorded)
ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code
ELP · External leakage - process
ISO ELP — External leakage - process.
1What Happened

一台 RCP 因电气故障跳闸→反应堆跳机;随后发现同泵 ¾ 英寸管道反应堆压力边界泄漏

2Root Cause

RCP 电气故障;¾ 英寸管道焊接/材料相关反应堆压力边界泄漏

3Reliability Lessons (from investigation root cause)
  • The 'Root Cause' above is the core lesson of this accident; not split further.
4Associated Failure Mechanisms (Keywords)
反应堆冷却剂泵 电气故障 跳闸 管道泄漏 压力边界 焊接
About the Failure-Mode Code (click to expand)

The recorded code ELP is an ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code (describes what the equipment failed to do). The damage mechanism (how it failed) is shown in the Mapping block above. The two are distinct dimensions in ISO 14224.

5Evidence Source (transparent)
Authority:U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) — Preliminary Notification (PNO)
Official Report:www.nrc.gov ↗
Data Verification:verified_url_nrc_pdf_2026-07-24
Related Failure Modes · Traceability
Cavitation Pitting cavitation_pittingErosion Wear erosion_wearCorrosion Perforation corrosion_perforationFatigue Fracture fatigue_fractureFlow Passage Blockage flow_passage_blockageImbalance imbalanceClearance Wear clearance_wearSeizure/Galling seizure_gallingUneven Wear uneven_wearInternal Corrosion Thinning internal_corrosion_thinningCrack/Perforation crack_perforationFlange Leakage flange_leakageVolute Erosion volute_erosionCavitation Damage fmBlade Fracture / Breakage fm_2Face Leakage face_leakageO-ring Aging o_ring_agingSpring Sticking/Fracture spring_sticking_fractureSecondary Seal Failure secondary_seal_failureDry-running Burn dry_running_burnFilter Clogging filter_cloggingBarrier Fluid Loss barrier_fluid_lossBladder Failure bladder_failureOrifice Clogging orifice_cloggingSurface Wear surface_wearCorrosion Pitting corrosion_pittingO-ring Groove Leak o_ring_groove_leakFatigue Fracture fatigue_fracture_2Bending bendingKeyway Wear/Crack keyway_wear_crackJournal Wear journal_wearFatigue Spalling fatigue_spallingLubrication Failure lubrication_failureElectrical Erosion electrical_erosionCage Fracture cage_fractureFretting Corrosion fretting_corrosionNon-drive-end bearing failure fm_3Bearing fatigue spalling failure fm_4Drive-end bearing failure dBearing overheating failure eBearing lubrication failure fm_5Pump shaft failure fm_6Bearing failure fm_7Contamination contaminationGrease Degradation grease_degradationOil Sight Glass Leak oil_sight_glass_leakDiaphragm Fatigue Fracture diaphragm_fatigueElastomer Aging elastomer_agingBolt Loosening bolt_looseningMisalignment Overheating misalignment_overheatingSoft Foot soft_footGrout Cracking grout_crackingAnchor Bolt Loosening anchor_bolt_looseningScreen Clogging screen_cloggingScreen Damage screen_damageValve Sticking valve_stickingPositioner Failure positioner_failureSensor Drift sensor_driftWiring Looseness wiring_loosenessCavitation Pitting cavitation_pittingErosion Wear erosion_wearCorrosion Perforation corrosion_perforationFatigue Fracture fatigue_fractureFlow Passage Blockage flow_passage_blockageImbalance imbalanceClearance Wear clearance_wearSeizure/Galling seizure_gallingUneven Wear uneven_wearInternal Corrosion Thinning internal_corrosion_thinningCrack/Perforation crack_perforationFlange Leakage flange_leakageVolute Erosion volute_erosionCavitation Damage fmBlade Fracture / Breakage fm_2Face Leakage face_leakageO-ring Aging o_ring_agingSpring Sticking/Fracture spring_sticking_fractureSecondary Seal Failure secondary_seal_failureDry-running Burn dry_running_burnFilter Clogging filter_cloggingBarrier Fluid Loss barrier_fluid_lossBladder Failure bladder_failureOrifice Clogging orifice_cloggingSurface Wear surface_wearCorrosion Pitting corrosion_pittingO-ring Groove Leak o_ring_groove_leakFatigue Fracture fatigue_fracture_2Bending bendingKeyway Wear/Crack keyway_wear_crackJournal Wear journal_wearFatigue Spalling fatigue_spallingLubrication Failure lubrication_failureElectrical Erosion electrical_erosionCage Fracture cage_fractureFretting Corrosion fretting_corrosionNon-drive-end bearing failure fm_3Bearing fatigue spalling failure fm_4Drive-end bearing failure dBearing overheating failure eBearing lubrication failure fm_5Pump shaft failure fm_6Bearing failure fm_7Contamination contaminationGrease Degradation grease_degradationOil Sight Glass Leak oil_sight_glass_leakDiaphragm Fatigue Fracture diaphragm_fatigueElastomer Aging elastomer_agingBolt Loosening bolt_looseningMisalignment Overheating misalignment_overheatingSoft Foot soft_footGrout Cracking grout_crackingAnchor Bolt Loosening anchor_bolt_looseningScreen Clogging screen_cloggingScreen Damage screen_damageValve Sticking valve_stickingPositioner Failure positioner_failureSensor Drift sensor_driftWiring Looseness wiring_looseness内腐蚀(Internal Corrosion) internal_corrosion外腐蚀(External Corrosion) external_corrosion保温层下腐蚀 CUI(Corrosion Under Insulation) cui冲蚀-冲刷腐蚀(Erosion-Corrosion) erosion_corrosion死角/滞留区腐蚀(Dead-Leg Corrosion) dead_leg_corrosion热疲劳(Thermal Fatigue) thermal_fatigue振动疲劳(Vibration Fatigue) vibration_fatigue应力腐蚀开裂 SCC(Stress Corrosion Cracking) scc氢致开裂 HIC(Hydrogen-Induced Cracking) hic脆性断裂(Brittle Fracture) brittle_fracture高温蠕变(High-Temperature Creep) creep法兰-垫片密封泄漏(Flange/Gasket Leak) flange_gasket_leak焊缝缺陷/未熔合(Weld Defect) weld_defect水击(Water Hammer) water_hammer堵塞/沉积(Blockage/Deposit) blockage机械损伤/第三方破坏(Mechanical Damage) mechanical_damage
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