This report maps different ways of equipment maintenance across Europe and presents cases and experiences for the Nordic nuclear power industry to learn from. Maintenance approaches such as: replacement, repair, refurbishment, reengineering, reverse engineering or remanufacture are explored and discussed.
The investigation shows that re-engineering and reverse engineering are readily available options that could be explored further as it is not always clear when it is the best option. The authors recommend to always evaluate this option together with other solutions when deciding what to do with an obsolete system or part.
