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RUN-TO-FAILURE [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2007-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

An equipment maintenance strategy, where a conscious decision (based on a defined set of criteria) is made not to perform maintenance until the equipment has suffered a failure.

Key term(s)
  • run to failure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Stratégie d'entretien de l'équipement par laquelle on prend volontairement la décision (d'après des critères définis) de ne pas entretenir l'équipement jusqu'à ce qu'il y ait défaillance.

Spanish

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