Acoustic emission/flaw relationship for in-service monitoring of nuclear pressure vessels. Progress report, October 1984-March 1985. Volume 1

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5462681

Hutton, P H; Kurtz, R J

Technical progress in developing continuous acoustic emission (AE) monitoring of nuclear reactor pressure boundaries for flaw detection is discussed in this report. Topics include final analysis of ZB-1 vessel test data, preparation for continuous AE monitoring of Watts Bar Unit 1 reactor during operation, AE signal pattern recognition development, and development of an ASTM standard for application of continuous AE monitoring to pressure boundaries.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5462681
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-4300-Vol.1; PNL-5511-Vol.1; ON: TI85016647
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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