Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program: Complete Report on Development of Weld Repair Technology
This report summarizes recent post-welding activities on irradiated alloys at the Irradiated Materials Examination and Testing (IMET) and the Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Equipment and capabilities were developed jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program, the Electric Power Research Institute, Long Term Operations Program (and the Welding and Repair Technology Center), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The preliminary helium measurements and microstructure characterization revealed successful advanced laser and friction stir welding procedures on high helium content stainless steel. The significant, on-going effort to weld irradiated alloys with high helium concentrations and comprehensively analyze the results will eventually yield validated repair techniques and guidelines for use by the nuclear industry in extending the operational lifetimes of nuclear power plants. The nuclear industry welding workshop was successfully held at ORNL on September 18 – 19, 2018.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1506805
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/SPR-2018/1035
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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