Real time monitoring of environmental crack growth in BWRs

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5489020

Hale, D; Diehl, C G

A comprehensive field test program was recently completed at several Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) to quantify the effect of coolant impurities on the initiation and growth of stress corrosion cracks. A new technology was utilized which allows for real time monitoring of stress corrosion crack growth rates. The BWR environments were characterized using Ion Chromatography and Electro Chemical Potential (ECP) measurements. The effects of typical water chemistry transients and startups were quantified.

• OSTI ID: 5489020
• Report Number(s): CONF-880314-; TRN: 89-027108
• Resource Relation: Conference: Corrosion '88: National Association of Corrosion Engineers meeting, St. Louis, MO (USA), 21-25 Mar 1988; Other Information: Technical Paper 88455
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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