Nondestructive evaluation research progress in 1989: Proceedings from the tenth annual EPRI NDE information meeting

Conference · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:7072101

Avioli, Jr, M J; Behravesh, M M; Gehl, S M; Liu, S N; Stein, J; Welty, C S ^[1]

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1. Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA)

The increasing cost of equipment for power generating plants and the potential increases in productivity and safety available through rapidity developing nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technology led EPRI to initiate a Nondestructive Evaluation Program in 1974. To date, the major focus has been on light water reactor (LWR) inspection problems; however, increased application to other systems is now under way. This report presents a comprehensive review of the EPRI effort in the NDE area. Most of the report consists of contractor-supplied progress reports on each current project. An organizational plan of the program is presented in overview. In addition, organization from several viewpoints is presented, e.g., in-service inspection operators, R D personnel, and utility representatives. As the eleventh in a planned series of annual progress reports of EPRI-funded NDE activities, this report also serves as the proceedings of the Tenth Annual EPRI NDE Information Meeting held in Palo Alto, California, on November 14-15, 1989. It summarizes significant progress made since the previous EPRI Special Report NP-6075-SR was issued in May 1989. Section 1 contains information about the program organization, and the sections that follow contain contractor-supplied progress reports on each current project. The progress reports are grouped by plant components -- pipe and nozzle, pressure vessel, and boilers and steam generators. In addition, Part 5 is devoted to discussions of technology transfer. The individual papers have been cataloged separately.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); COE Corp., Mountain View, CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI
• OSTI ID: 7072101
• Report Number(s): EPRI-NP-6609; CONF-8911201--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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220900 -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Reactor Safety
ABSTRACTS
ACOUSTIC TESTING
BOILERS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CONTAINERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EDDY CURRENT TESTING
ELECTROMAGNETIC TESTING
EQUIPMENT
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
IN-SERVICE INSPECTION
INSPECTION
LEADING ABSTRACT
MAGNETIC TESTING
MATERIALS TESTING
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PIPES
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE VESSELS
PROCEEDINGS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR SAFETY
SAFETY
SIGNAL CONDITIONING
STEAM GENERATORS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
ULTRASONIC TESTING
VAPOR GENERATORS