... 2011 fission reactor materials nondestructive testing nuclear power stations There is a growing global interest in the longer term operation (LTO) of the existing fleet of nuclear power plants (NPPs). This requires new and improved approaches to plant-life management as licensees seek...

.... Case 2: Application to a nozzle 02 03 2011 09 05 2011 01 12 2011 01 12 2011 condition monitoring failure analysis fatigue Green's function methods materials properties nuclear power stations remaining life assessment nuclear power plants nonlinear differential...

... automatic optical inspection crack detection design engineering finite element analysis gradient methods nuclear power stations thermal stress cracking thickness measurement walls thermal fatigue thermal stress crack propagation crack network crack arrest mixing tee Stress...

...R. I. Jetter; T.-L. Sham; R. W. Swindeman 23 08 2011 23 08 2011 creep nuclear power stations pressure vessels We are grateful to Dr. Richard N. Wright of the Idaho National Laboratory for the support of this work. We thank Mr. Masanori Ando of the Japan Atomic Energy...

... , Review and Assessment of Codes and Procedures for HTGR Components, ANL-02/36. creep fatigue finite element analysis heat exchangers hydrogen production nuclear power stations process heat exchanger creep-fatigue damage Alloy 617 draft code case for Alloy 617 high temperature design...

... resources fission fission reactor coolants nuclear fusion nuclear power stations recycling uranium This paper addresses two major questions: What are the challenges to nuclear fission in a world dominated by strong requirements of society and industry (e.g., sustainability, competitiveness...

... 2010 06 04 2011 06 04 2011 decision making fission reactor safety inspection maintenance engineering nuclear power stations occupational safety production management The European Commission, especially in the framework of the EURATOM program, identified specific R&D...

... in Korea. fracture toughness leak-before-break narrow gap weld nuclear piping tensile strength welding residual stress deformation finite element analysis fission reactor materials fracture toughness testing internal stresses nuclear power stations pipes shrinkage stainless steel...

... could have different interpretations depending on what failure modes are considered and the associated criteria for avoiding the effects of creep. boilers creep failure (mechanical) fission reactors nuclear power stations pressure vessels softening stress analysis 11 04 2009...

... Class 2/3 nuclear piping is limited to 800F, and therefore, creep is not a concern. creep design engineering fatigue nuclear power stations pipes thermal expansion thermal stresses 13 07 2007 16 12 2009 31 01 2011 31 01 2011 2011 American Society...

... 02 2010 20 07 2010 21 01 2011 21 01 2011 crystal microstructure data analysis database management systems international collaboration knowledge management nuclear power stations production engineering computing Materials data are of key importance for several...

... 20 01 2011 equipment selection materials properties nuclear power stations pipes The material selection methodology used in Czech Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is summarized in the Standard Technical Documentation (STD) of the Association of Mechanical Engineers (AME), Sec. II...

... Tubing ,” Transactions of the 11th Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT) Conference , Tokyo, Japan, pp. 849 – 854 . 04 11 2009 21 09 2010 23 12 2010 23 12 2010 buckling nuclear power stations pipes steam generators integrated primary system nuclear...

... fracture toughness neutron effects nondestructive testing nuclear power stations plates (structures) steel thermal shock heavy-section steel drop-weight NDT thermal shock pressurized thermal shock reactor pressure vessel fracture toughness irradiation crack-arrest Charpy impact...

... in these codes by combining multiple flaws into one flaw is overly conservative in most cases. 09 11 2009 20 04 2010 14 10 2010 14 10 2010 crack detection inspection nuclear power stations pipes stainless steel stress analysis stress corrosion cracking multiple flaws...

... nuclear power stations polyethylene insulation ultrasonic arrays ultrasonic materials testing Metal is the predominantly used material for piping and other pressure retaining components used in the nuclear industry, which are designed to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Even though...

... evaluation, according to the ASME-NH and RCC-MR for the cross vessel of Mod.9Cr-1Mo steel, has been conducted and their results were compared. 14 04 2009 06 11 2009 04 05 2010 04 05 2010 code standards creep fracture ducts fatigue nuclear power stations steel structural...

... as used in other reliability studies and different type of structures. 15 11 2009 28 12 2009 31 03 2010 31 03 2010 design engineering nuclear power stations pipes pressure vessels reliability safety steel yield strength design earthquake LRFD nuclear...

... of degradation have caused shutdowns, and leaks have become a maintenance issue. This brief will present a description of erosive damage mechanisms found in nuclear power plants. 30 11 2007 21 08 2009 29 01 2010 29 01 2010 corrosion environmental degradation erosion nuclear power...

... Koiter’s theorem. Furthermore, the results are compared with cycle-by-cycle method based on nonlinear material properties. 03 07 2008 28 09 2009 26 01 2010 26 01 2010 elastoplasticity finite element analysis nuclear power stations elastic-plastic cyclic load shakedown...