Reactor vessel cladding separate effects studies

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6404079

Corwin, W R

The existence of a layer of tough weld overlay cladding on the interior of a light-water reactor pressure vessel could mitigate damage caused during certain overcooling transients. The potential benefit of the cladding is that it could keep a short surface flaw, which would otherwise become long, from growing either by impeding crack initiation or by arresting a running crack. Two aspects critical to cladding behavior will be reported: irradiation effects on cladding toughness and the response of mechanically loaded, flawed structures in the presence of cladding. 15 refs., 24 figs., 6 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6404079
• Report Number(s): CONF-8510173-6; ON: TI86002199
• Resource Relation: Conference: 13. water reactor safety research information meeting, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, 22 Oct 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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