Summary and bibliography of operating experience with valves in light-water-reactor nuclear power plants for the period 1965--1978

Operating experience with valves in light-water-reactor nuclear power plants is summarized for the period 1965 to 1978. Tables are presented for both boiling-water reactors (BWRs) and pressurized-water reactors (PWRs) giving the causes of valve failures, time of occurrence, systems involved, and the equipment in which the valve failures occurred. Also included is a bibliography (on microfiche) that contains 100-word abstracts of all reports on safety-related events submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission involving valve failures in light-water reactors (LWRs) for the period reviewed. Abstracts of reports reflecting operating experience other than failures are also included.