Acoustic emission monitoring of HFIR vessel during hydrostatic testing. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10168222· OSTI ID:10168222

Friesel, M A; Dawson, J F

This report discusses the results and conclusions reached from applying acoustic emission monitoring to surveillance of the High Flux Isotope Reactor vessel during pressure testing. The objective of the monitoring was to detect crack growth and/or fluid leakage should it occur during the pressure test. The report addresses the approach, acoustic emission instrumentation, installation, calibration, and test results.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10168222
• Report Number(s): PNL-8277; ON: DE92019316
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Aug 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
42 ENGINEERING
HFIR REACTOR
PRESSURE VESSELS
ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING
PROGRESS REPORT
MONITORING
HYDROSTATICS
EMBRITTLEMENT
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
STEELS
CRACK PROPAGATION
LEAKS
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TEST
TRAINING
PRODUCTION
IRRADIATION
MATERIALS TESTING REACTORS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
CORROSION AND EROSION
MATERIALS TESTING