NSERC/UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Risk-Based Life Cycle Management of Engineering Systems

70年来，加拿大核电在满足国内能源需求、推动经济增长、创造就业和创新方面发挥了至关重要的作用，同时坚持了高标准的公共安全、效率和环境保护。这些成就很大程度上得益于对高质量核研究和教育项目的战略投资，例如在NSERC和卓越核工程大学网络的支持下于2004年在滑铁卢大学建立的基于风险的工程系统生命周期管理IRC。目前，核工业正面临着来自2011年福岛核事故的重大事故管理的设计改进要求和外部危害风险的重新评估，以及在翻新前后继续保持现有反应堆群的完整性和可靠性的挑战。这两个关键领域与滑铁卢大学IRC风险和生命周期管理的目标非常一致，并得到了该项目在过去10年中开发的先进研究基础设施和知识库的支持。拟议的第三阶段将通过制定必要的缓解措施系统来解决加拿大核工业的新需求，以提高工厂和现场的安全性，提高发电效率，并减少老化的破坏性影响。将开发风险评估方法，以确定老化结构的退化程度、剩余寿命和可靠性，并推进地震评估的现状。这项研究将为行业提供实用的分析工具，不仅可以优化工厂支出，还可以提高安全性和运营效率。该计划还将培养一批高技能的工程师和研究人员，以满足行业对关键技术领域合格劳动力的需求。总之，拟议中的第三阶段IRC计划将继续在保持加拿大在核技术开发和应用方面的领先地位方面发挥重要作用。

In the last 70 years, the Canadian nuclear sector has played a vital role in meeting Canada's domestic energy needs and driving economic growth, job creation and innovation, while at the same time, adhering to high standards of public safety, efficiency and environmental protection. These achievements have benefited greatly from strategic investment in high quality nuclear research and education programs, such as the IRC in Risk-Based Life Cycle Management of Engineering Systems, established in 2004 at the University of Waterloo with the support of NSERC and the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering. At present, the nuclear industry is being challenged by the requirement for design enhancements for severe accident management and the re-evaluation of risk of external hazards beyond the design basis stemming from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, as well as continuing to maintain the integrity and reliability of the existing fleet of reactors both before, and after refurbishment. These two key areas are well aligned with the goals and objectives of Waterloo's IRC risk and life cycle management, and supported by the adanced research infrastructure and knowledge base developed by the program over the last 10 years. The proposed third phase will tackle the emerging needs of the Canadian nuclear industry by developing a system of mitigrating measures necessary to improve safety both at the plant and site levels, increase generation efficiency, and decrease the damaging effects of aging. Risk assessment methods will be developed to determine the level of degradation, remaining life and reliability of aging structures, as well as to advance the current state of seismic assessment. This research will provide the industry with practical analysis tools not only for optimizing plant expenditures, but also for improving safety and operational efficiency. The program will also create a pool of highly skilled engineers and researchers to satisfy the industry's demands for a competent work force in critical areas of technology. In summary, the proposed third phase of the IRC program will continue to play a significant role in maintaining Canada's leading role in the development and application of nuclear technology.