Abstract:To address the difficulty in quantifying stochastic demand for nuclear power spare parts, a decision-making method for safety stock and reorder point based on life distribution models and renewal theory is investigated. Based on spare part lifetime data, life distribution models are constructed, and the expected demand is derived using renewal process theory. On this basis, the applicability of Poisson and normal approximations for demand distribution is analyzed, and a Monte Carlo simulation approach is further proposed to model demand under complex lifetime distributions. Safety stock and reorder points are determined using empirical quantiles obtained from simulation results. Case analysis shows that the proposed method effectively transforms failure information in lifetime data into inventory control parameters, achieving consistency between spare parts inventory levels and actual failure characteristics. The method remains applicable under conditions of limited sample size and complex lifetime distributions, providing a reliable theoretical and methodological basis for inventory decision-making of nuclear power spare parts.