Leak-Before-Break: Further developments in regulatory policies and supporting research

Conference · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6990575

Wilkowski, G M ^[1]; Chao, K -S ^[2]

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1. Battelle, Columbus, OH (USA)
2. eds.; Tawian Power Co., Taipei (Taiwan)

The fourth in a series of international Leak-Before-Break (LBB) Seminars supported in part by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission was held at the National Central Library in Taipei, Taiwan on May 11 and 12, 1989. The seminar updated the international polices and supporting research on LBB. Attendees included representatives from regulatory agencies, electric utilities, nuclear power plant fabricators, research organizations, and academic institutions. Regulatory policy was the subject of presentations by Mr. G. Arlotto (US NRC, USA) Dr. B. Jarman (AECB, Canada), Dr.P. Milella (ENEA-DISP, Italy), Dr. C. Faidy (EDF/Septen, France ), and Dr. K. Takumi (NUPEC, Japan). A paper by Mr. K. Wichman and Mr. A. Lee of the US NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation is included as background material to these proceedings; it discusses the history and status of LBB applications in US nuclear power plants. In addition, several papers on the supporting research programs described regulatory policy or industry standards for flaw evaluations, e.g., the ASME Section XI code procedures. Supporting research programs were reviewed on the first and second day by several participants from Taiwan, US, Japan, Canada, Italy, and France. Each individual paper has been cataloged separately.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research; Battelle, Columbus, OH (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: NRC
• OSTI ID: 6990575
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CP-0109; CONF-8905290--; ON: TI90007824
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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