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Survey on Vibration Impact of Flexible Operation on NPP
| 2021:774 | Tatiana Salnikova, Peter Forster, Juergen Rudolph, Francis Fomi Wamba, Waldemar Geissler, Veit Marx
Nuclear power plants have traditionally been used for base load operation, meaning that plants are generating electricity at stable load and other, more easily adjustable generating units are regulating the grid. However, the significant increase of electricity production of highly intermittent nature, like wind and solar, can lead to a situation where load follow of nuclear power plants will be necessary.
To minimize the risk for deterioration and premature failures caused by high vibrations due to load follow, it is vital to understand what type of problems may occur, how it might affect the main components of the plant and how the problems can be mitigated. In this project senior experts have interviewed German plant managers and collected hands-on information on experienced vibration problems related to load follow.