Title of article
ReactorpressurevesselembrittlementofNPPborssele:DesignlifetimeandlifetimeextensionOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
F.J.Blom، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages
7
From page
2098
To page
2104
Abstract
EmbrittlementofthereactorpressurevesseloftheBorsselenuclearpowerplanthasbeeninvestigatedtakingaccountofthedesignlifetimeof40yearsandconsidering20yearssubsequentlifetimeextension.ThepaperpresentsthecurrentlicensingstatusbasedonconsiderationsofmaterialtestdataandofUSnuclearregulatorystandards.EmbrittlementstatusisalsoevaluatedagainstGermanandFrenchnuclearsafetystandards.ResultsfrompreviousfracturetoughnessandCharpytestsareinvestigatedbymeansoftheMastercurvetoughnesstransitionapproach.Finally,stateoftheartinsightsareinvestigatedbymeansofliteratureresearch.RegardingtheembrittlementstatusofthereactorpressurevesselofBorsselenuclearpowerplantitisconcludedthatthereisaprofoundbasisforthecurrentlicenseuptotheoriginalendofthedesignlifein2013.Theembrittlementtemperaturechangesonlyslightlywithrespecttotheacceptancecriterionadoptedpostulatingfurtheroperationupto2033.Continuedsafeoperationandfurtherlifetimeextensionarethereforenotrestrictedbyreactorpressurevesselembrittlement.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2007
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
941377
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