In the nuclear industry, as well as in other industries, it is very common for the definition of technical specifications for purchase for those complex equipment and which are important for the correct operation of the installation, and more when they are Related to Safety.
In those cases in which a team to provide have to be subjected to a Process of Dedication, the technical specification is one of the starting data to take into account. However, it is detected that these specifications are not always define specific requirements for the subsequent acquisition of spare parts.

In the paper, show some of the experiences gained in the supply of equipment under technical specifications that have not been adequately defined the requirements for the acquisition of spare parts, not having done a Classification of Components. All of this leads to difficulties in obtaining technical information on spare parts complicating your Process of Dedication. Also, show some of the strategies that have been carried out for the resolution of this problem.

As a result of the experience of Nucleonova in the acquisition of equipment, and then their spare parts, it has been observed that do not include the spare in the technical specifications of original purchase of the equipment of new acquisition is a greater complexity in the Process of Dedication of these parts, and a greater use of resources, which leads to cost overruns economic. The dedication of a team can be performed by means of functional testing mainly, checking indirectly those Security-Related components, not doing specific verifications on every one of them. This fact, coupled with the lack of information provided by the manufacturers of the computers on each of their parts, make it very difficult for the acquisition and dedication of the spare parts necessary for the proper functioning of the equipment during its useful life.

Nucleonova presents a proposal of how to optimize the purchase of these teams, with the objective of facilitating the subsequent acquisition of spare parts.

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