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Master curve approach to monitor fracture toughness of reactor pressure vessels in nuclear power plants.

This publication provides information about the master curve approach for assessing the structural integrity of reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) under current and future operation and accident conditions in nuclear power plants (NPPs). This direct measurement of fracture toughness approach is technic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Atomic Energy Agency
Otros Autores: Kang, K. S., Kupca, L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vienna, Austria : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2009.
Colección:IAEA-TECDOC ; 1631.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This publication provides information about the master curve approach for assessing the structural integrity of reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) under current and future operation and accident conditions in nuclear power plants (NPPs). This direct measurement of fracture toughness approach is technically superior to the correlative and indirect methods used in the past to assess irradiated RPV integrity. The results in the report should allow utility engineers and scientists to directly measure fracture toughness using small surveillance sized specimens and apply the results using the master curve approach for RPV structural integrity assessment in NPPs.--Publisher's description.
Notas:"October 2009."
"The IAEA officers responsible for this publication were K.S. Kang and L. Kupca of the Division of Nuclear Power"--PDF Foreword page.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (167 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789201110091
920111009X
ISSN:1011-4289 ;