DocumentCode :
3145329
Title :
Design of ultrasonic inspection methods for sodium cooled reactors by CIVA simulation
Author :
Le Bourdais, F. ; Baque, F. ; Baronian, V. ; Reverdy, F.
Author_Institution :
Non-Destruct. Dept., CEA LIST, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
fYear :
2013
fDate :
23-27 June 2013
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
8
Abstract :
In-service inspection of sodium fast reactors requires the development of non-destructive techniques adapted to the hot and opaque sodium environment and the complex accessibility of the reactor pressure vessel. As the French Atomic Energy Commission is leading the development of the Advanced Sodium Test Reactor for Industrial Demonstration (ASTRID) [1], ultrasound inspection approaches are currently investigated to deal with this complex task. Tight collaboration with the CIVA software team has established CIVA as the primary design tool to simulate the possible inspection methods and predict their performance. The technical studies presented in this paper have been implemented during the past few years and demonstrate the different inspection methods that were developed.
Keywords :
fission reactor instrumentation; liquid metal fast breeder reactors; nuclear engineering computing; pressure vessels; ultrasonics; Advanced Sodium Test Reactor for Industrial Demonstration; CIVA software simulation; French Atomic Energy Commission; reactor pressure vessel; sodium cooled fast reactor in-service inspection; ultrasonic inspection method design; Acoustics; Inductors; Inspection; Probes; Solid modeling; Steel; Transducers; CIVA; EMAT; In Service Inspection; NDT; Sodium fast reactors; corner reflectors; guided waves; telemetry; ultrasound;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2013 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Marseille
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1046-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6727955
Filename :
6727955
Link To Document :
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