THIS CHAPTER REVIEWS plant operating and maintenance department requirements associated with in-service coating inspection and covers guidelines for monitoring coating performance in an operating nuclear power plant. Establishment of an in-service coatings surveillance plan perm…
THE FIRST STEP in developing a maintenance coating program for an operating nuclear plant is that the painting schedules, materials, and application procedures used during construction be turned over to the Operating Department. This turnover, however, does not happen in all pla…