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Title Master curve approach to monitor fracture toughness of reactor pressure vessels in nuclear power plants
Published Vienna, Austria : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (167 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Series IAEA-TECDOC, 1011-4289 ; 1631
IAEA-TECDOC ; 1631.
Contents Background -- Topic areas -- Specimen size, geometry, and constraint -- Loading rate effects and qualification of impact fracture toughness testing -- Master curve shape -- Conclusions and recommendations
Summary 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
Notes "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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows
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Subject Nuclear pressure vessels -- Materials -- Effect of radiation on
Nuclear pressure vessels -- Materials -- Fracture
Nuclear pressure vessels -- Materials -- Embrittlement
Nuclear pressure vessels -- Materials -- Testing
Nuclear power plants -- Materials -- Effect of radiation on
Nuclear power plants -- Materials -- Effect of radiation on.
Nuclear pressure vessels -- Materials -- Effect of radiation on.
Nuclear pressure vessels -- Materials -- Testing.
Form Electronic book
Author Kang, K. S
Kupca, L
International Atomic Energy Agency.
ISBN 9789201110091
920111009X