Primary Water Stress Corrosion Crack Morphology and Nondestructive Evaluation Reliability
A research program on primary stress corrosion crack (PWSCC) is being conducted by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). In this program, the material degradation problem in Alloys 600, 182, and 82 is being investigated with objectives that include compling a knowledge base on all cracking in nickel based materials at all degradation sites in nuclear power plants, assessing NDE methods using mockups to quantify the detection, sizing, and using mockups to quantify the detection sizing and characterization of tight cracks, and determining the role of welding processes in degradation. In this paper, the resuts of the initial literature searchs are presented. The relevant data on crack properties such as shape and orientation are presented and their impace on nondestructive evaluation (NDE) reliability is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 982574
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-43451; 401001060; TRN: US1004426
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, 6-8 December 2004 - London, UK, EUR 21871 EN:483 -495
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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