BWR owners group intergranular stress corrosion cracking research program 1979--1988: Executive summary
This report is an Executive Summary of the Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking Research Program which was performed during the period 1979-1988. The objective of this program was to develop the technology to extend BWR piping service lifetime and to minimize outage times and radiation exposures required for inspection, repair and replacement due to intergranular stress corrosion cracking of piping. This report presents the objectives, descriptions and results of the major program activities. This program has demonstrated successful completion of a major nuclear industry initiative to identify, implement and resolve a significant technical and regulatory issue. 2 refs., 18 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6025755
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-NP-7141
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360105 -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
ACOUSTIC TESTING
ALLOYS
AUSTENITIC STEELS
BWR TYPE REACTORS
CARBON
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL-MOLYBDENUM STEELS
COATINGS
COBALT
CORROSION
CORROSION RESISTANCE
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
CRACK PROPAGATION
CRACKS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOSES
ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
FRACTOGRAPHY
GRAIN BOUNDARIES
GRAIN SIZE
HEAT AFFECTED ZONE
HEAT RESIS
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
HEAT TREATMENTS
HIGH ALLOY STEELS
IN-SERVICE INSPECTION
INSPECTION
INTERGRANULAR CORROSION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
JOINING
JOINTS
LEAKS
LOW CA
MAINTENANCE
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
METALS
MICROSTRUCTURE
MITIGATION
MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
NICKEL ALLOYS
NITROGEN
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
OUTAGES
PIPES
POWER PLANTS
PROGRESS REPORT
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
RADIATION DOSES
REACTOR MAINTENANCE
REACTORS
REPAIR
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SERVICE LIFE
SIZE
SPECIFICATIONS
STAINLESS STEEL-304
STAINLESS STEEL-308L
STAINLESS STEEL-316
STAINLESS STEELS
STEEL-CR17NI12MO3
STEEL-CR19NI10
STEEL-CR20NI11-L
STEELS
STRESS CORROSION
STRESSES
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TRAINING
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ULTRASONIC TESTING
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
WELDED JOINTS
WELDING
ZONES