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Title: Radiation embrittlement of nuclear reactor pressure vessel steels: An international review (Fourth Volume)

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OSTI ID:139987

The technical content is highly focused on the title subject, which is crucial to the continued operating safety of commercial nuclear electric power generating plants, as it treats the phenomenon of neutron embrittlement of the primary containment vessel of the nuclear reactor power source. Integrity of this nuclear reactor component is a primary goal of all the specialists who have participated in this series of four international meetings. These international meetings and the publication arising from them offer a progressive series of volumes that provide a valuable technical resource to nuclear power plant operators, national regulatory specialists, and researchers in this area of nuclear safety. The progressive nature of these publications is particularly valuable in teaching scientific and technical developments on what has become one of the most critical elements in reactor safety analysis with the aging of nuclear power reactors. The progress of research and vessel surveillance for neutron embrittlement reflects the aging of nuclear power reactors and, therefore, the attendant interest in assuring safe life attainment for this crucial element of electric power generation, as the authors approach the close of the Twentieth century. Separate abstracts were prepared for 31 papers of this book.

OSTI ID:
139987
Report Number(s):
CONF-9009544-; ISBN 0-8031-1478-8; TRN: 93:024279
Resource Relation:
Conference: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) specialists` meeting on radiation embrittlement of nuclear reactor pressure vessel steels, Balatonfuered (Hungary), 26-29 Sep 1990; Other Information: PBD: 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English