Antaki / Gilada Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Mechanical Integrity

Design and Operability of Mechanical Systems, Equipment and Supporting Structures
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-417306-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 354 Seiten

One of the most critical requirements for safe and reliable nuclear power plant operations is the availability of competent maintenance personnel. However, just as the nuclear power industry is experiencing a renaissance, it is also experiencing an exodus of seasoned maintenance professionals due to retirement. The perfect guide for engineers just entering the field or experienced maintenance supervisors who need to keep abreast of the latest industry best practices, Nuclear Power Plant Maintenance: Mechanical Systems, Equipment and Safety covers the most common issues faced in day-to-day operations and provides practical, technically proven solutions. The book also explains how to navigate the various maintenance codes, standards and regulations for the nuclear power industry. - Discusses 50 common issues faced by engineers in the nuclear power plant field - Provides advice for complying with international codes and standards (including ASME) - Describes safety classification for systems and components - Includes case studies to clearly explain the lessons learned over decades in the nuclear power industry

Mr. Antaki is Chairman of ASME III (Nuclear) Working Group Piping Design, member of ASME-QME (Qualification of Mechanical Equipment, Nuclear), and member of ASME III (nuclear) Subgroup Component Design, and ASME (nuclear) Operation and Maintenance Committee. He has over 37 years of experience in nuclear plant engineering, and is an instructor of nuclear engineering courses for the ASME. Mr. Antaki was Manager of Systems structural Analysis at Westinghouse (one of the leading reactor designers), and is currently Chief Engineer Becht Nuclear Services.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Antaki, George

Gilada, Ramiz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Networks
and Marginality: Life in a Mexican Shantytown;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Foreword;12
6;Preface to the English Edition;16
7;Chapter 1. Introduction;18
7.1;Some Preliminary Findings;19
7.2;A Design for Survival;20
7.3;City and Countryside in Latin America;21
7.4;An Ecological View of Migration;22
7.5;Urban Growth and Shantytowns;24
7.6;A Theory of Marginalization;26
8;Chapter 2. The Setting;32
8.1;Mexico: Urbanization and Growth;32
8.2;Underemployment in Mexico;33
8.3;Mexico City: An Overview;34
8.4;Low-Income Housing in Mexico City;35
8.5;Cerrada del Condor;36
8.6;Some Impressions of Shantytown Life;44
9;Chapter 3. Migration;52
9.1;An Ecological Model of the Migration Process;55
9.2;Migration Processes in Latin America;58
9.3;A Historical Sketch of Migration in Mexico;60
9.4;Migration and Cerrada del Condor;61
10;Chapter 4. Shantytown Economy;80
10.1;Cerrada del Condor: Occupational Structure;81
10.2;Unpaid Family Labor;84
10.3;Economic Levels;87
10.4;Occupation and Economic Level;93
10.5;Income and Economic Level;93
10.6;Housing and Property Ownership in Cerrada del Condor;95
10.7;Material Belongings;98
10.8;Economic Level and Life-Styles;101
10.9;Schooling and Economic Levels;105
10.10;An Informal Rotating Credit Institution: Tanda;105
10.11;Summary and Conclusions;106
11;Chapter 5. Family and Kinship;110
11.1;Marital Roles;110
11.2;The Nuclear Family;114
11.3;The Household: Definition;116
11.4;Types of Households;117
11.5;Some Comparisons of Households;134
11.6;The Residential Pattern;135
11.7;Kinship;140
11.8;Relatives in the Country;146
12;Chapter 6. Networks of Reciprocal Exchange;148
12.1;Classification of Reciprocity Networks;150
12.2;Networks in Cerrada del Condor;152
12.3;Analysis of a Residential Complex: Pericos Court;168
12.4;Networks and Kindreds: The Villela Macronetwork;172
12.5;Networks and Kinship;173
13;Chapter 7. Compadrazgo;176
13.1;Compadrazgo in Cerrada del Condor;179
13.2;Some Conclusions on Compadrazgo in Cerrada del Condor;189
14;Chapter 8. Formal and Informal Associations;192
14.1;Cuatismo;192
14.2;Local and National Associations;197
15;Chapter 9. Reciprocity and Confianza;206
15.1;What Is Reciprocity?;206
15.2;Scales of Reciprocity in Cerrada del Condor;208
15.3;Confianza: A Variable of Reciprocal Exchange;210
15.4;Confianza and Exchange in Cerrada del Condor;216
15.5;Patron-Client Relations: The Cacique;219
15.6;A Final Note on Forms of Exchange;220
16;Chapter 10. Conclusions;224
16.1;Some Basic Concepts;224
16.2;Networks;226
16.3;Living in Cerrada del Condor;227
16.4;The Future of Reciprocity;229
17;References;232
18;Index ;240