BWR Vessel and Internals Project Removal and Analysis of Material Samples from Core Shroud and Top Guide at Susquehanna Unit 2
Abstract
Fast and thermal fluence were determined by a laboratory analysis of the samples. Fluence in the upper regions of the shroud (between the H1 and H2 welds) was substantially lower than that in the belt line region (near the H4 weld). Fluence in the top guide was significantly higher than fluence on the core shroud. As expected, helium concentrations were highest in regions where fluence was highest. Estimates of the initial boron concentration were similar to measurements made on materials removed from other reactors. A technical justification evaluated the acceptability of the sampling process with respect to structural consequences of material removal and to increased cracking susceptibility due to the as-left condition. It was determined that the sampling process was acceptable on both counts.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Electric Power Research Institute (US)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE) (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 839512
- Report Number(s):
- 1012016
TRN: US200509%%836
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-00NE22796
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 15 Apr 2005
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; BORON; HELIUM; REMOVAL; SAMPLING; SHROUDS; BOILING WATER REACTOR; VESSEL AND INTERNALS; STRESS COOROSION CRACKING; MATERIAL SAMPLING
Citation Formats
Howell, D, Haertel, T, Lindberg, J, Oliver, B, and Greenwood, L. BWR Vessel and Internals Project Removal and Analysis of Material Samples from Core Shroud and Top Guide at Susquehanna Unit 2. United States: N. p., 2005.
Web. doi:10.2172/839512.
Howell, D, Haertel, T, Lindberg, J, Oliver, B, & Greenwood, L. BWR Vessel and Internals Project Removal and Analysis of Material Samples from Core Shroud and Top Guide at Susquehanna Unit 2. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/839512
Howell, D, Haertel, T, Lindberg, J, Oliver, B, and Greenwood, L. Fri .
"BWR Vessel and Internals Project Removal and Analysis of Material Samples from Core Shroud and Top Guide at Susquehanna Unit 2". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/839512. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/839512.
@article{osti_839512,
title = {BWR Vessel and Internals Project Removal and Analysis of Material Samples from Core Shroud and Top Guide at Susquehanna Unit 2},
author = {Howell, D and Haertel, T and Lindberg, J and Oliver, B and Greenwood, L},
abstractNote = {Fast and thermal fluence were determined by a laboratory analysis of the samples. Fluence in the upper regions of the shroud (between the H1 and H2 welds) was substantially lower than that in the belt line region (near the H4 weld). Fluence in the top guide was significantly higher than fluence on the core shroud. As expected, helium concentrations were highest in regions where fluence was highest. Estimates of the initial boron concentration were similar to measurements made on materials removed from other reactors. A technical justification evaluated the acceptability of the sampling process with respect to structural consequences of material removal and to increased cracking susceptibility due to the as-left condition. It was determined that the sampling process was acceptable on both counts.},
doi = {10.2172/839512},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/839512},
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place = {United States},
year = {2005},
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