Title of article
MethodsforassessingNPPcontainmentpressureboundaryintegrityOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
D.JNaus، نويسنده , , B.REllingwood، نويسنده , , H.LGravesIII، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages
18
From page
55
To page
72
Abstract
Researchisbeingconductedtoaddressagingofthecontainmentpressureboundaryinlight-waterreactorplants.Objectivesofthisresearchareto(1)understandthesignificantfactorsrelatingtocorrosionoccurrence,efficacyofinspection,andstructuralcapacityreductionofsteelcontainmentsandoflinersofconcretecontainments;(2)providetheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(USNRC)reviewersameansofestablishingcurrentstructuralcapacitymarginsorestimatingfutureresidualstructuralcapacitymarginsforsteelcontainmentsandconcretecontainmentsaslimitedbylinerintegrity;and(3)providerecommendations,asappropriate,oninformationtoberequestedoflicenseesforguidancethatcouldbeutilizedbyUSNRCreviewersinassessingtheseriousnessofreportedincidencesofcontainmentdegradation.Activitiesincludedevelopmentofadegradationassessmentmethodology;reviewsoftechniquesandmethodsforinspectionandrepairofcontainmentmetallicpressureboundaries;evaluationofcandidatetechniquesforinspectionofinaccessibleregionsofcontainmentmetallicpressureboundaries;establishmentofamethodologyforreliability-basedconditionassessmentsofsteelcontainmentsandliners;andfragilityassessmentsofsteelcontainmentswithlocalizedcorrosion.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2004
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
894670
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