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PR-EDB: Power Reactor Embrittlement Data Base, Version 2. Revision 2, Program description

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10121482· OSTI ID:10121482
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Investigations of regulatory issues such as vessel integrity over plant life, vessel failure, and sufficiency of current codes Standard Review Plans (SRP`s) and Guides for license renewal can be greatly expedited by the use of a well-designed computerized data base. Also, such a data base is essential for the validation of embrittlement prediction models by researchers. The Power Reactor Embrittlement Data Base (PR-EDB) is such a comprehensive collection of data for US commercial nuclear reactors. The current version of the PR-EDB contains the Charpy test data that were irradiated in 252 capsules of 96 reactors and consists of 207 data points for heat-affected-zone (HAZ) materials (98 different HAZ), 227 data points for weld materials (105 different welds), 524 data points for base materials (136 different base materials), including 297 plate data points (85 different plates), 119 forging data points (31) different forging), and 108 correlation monitor materials data points (3 different plates). The data files are given in dBASE format and can be accessed with any computer using the DOS operating system. ``User-friendly`` utility programs are used to retrieve and select specific data, manipulate data, display data to the screen or printer, and to fit and plot Charpy impact data. The results of several studies investigated are presented in Appendix D.
Research Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Engineering; Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
10121482
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR--4816-Rev.2; ORNL/TM--10328/R2; ON: TI94006457
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English