Acoustic emission monitoring of HFIR vessel during hydrostatic testing

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7308724· OSTI ID:7308724

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; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 7308724
• Report Number(s): PNL-8277; ON: DE92019316
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
42 ENGINEERING
HFIR REACTOR
PRESSURE VESSELS
ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING
CRACK PROPAGATION
EMBRITTLEMENT
HYDROSTATICS
LEAKS
MONITORING
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PROGRESS REPORT
STEELS
ACOUSTIC TESTING
ALLOYS
CONTAINERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
IRRADIATION REACTORS
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS
MATERIALS TESTING
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
RADIATION EFFECTS
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS
TANK TYPE REACTORS
TEST REACTORS
TESTING
THERMAL REACTORS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
220600* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Research
Test & Experimental Reactors
360103 - Metals & Alloys- Mechanical Properties
360105 - Metals & Alloys- Corrosion & Erosion
420500 - Engineering- Materials Testing