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Fracture toughness of DCI casks and prediction by small specimen test

Abstract

Spent nuclear fuel transport and/or storage containers (casks) must maintain their structural integrity even when subjected to hypothetical accidents during transport or handling accidents at storage facilities. For ductile cast iron (DCI) to be used as a cask containment boundary material, adequate fracture toughness must be demonstrated at service temperatures and impact loading conditions of concern. In Japan, comprehensive studies of the fracture toughness of heavy section DCI have been undertaken by a number of research organisations to provide the safety assurance for the DCI casks. In the present study, the fracture toughness data were used to develop a lower bound trend curve for heavy section DCI and to examine the prediction methods by small specimen tests. The fracture toughnesses K{sub IC}, K{sub IIC} and K{sub IIIC} were also obtained to study the safety assessment of DCI casks under different loading mode conditions. (author).
Authors:
Urabe, N; [1]  Arai, T [2] 
  1. Nippon Kokan K.K., Kawasaki, Kanagawa (Japan). Technical Research Center
  2. Central Research Inst. of Electric Power Industry, Komae, Tokyo (Japan). Komae Research Lab.
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 1995
Product Type:
Journal Article
Report Number:
CONF-9410134-
Reference Number:
SCA: 420204; 050900; PA: AIX-26:063431; EDB-95:131248; SN: 95001458052
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: International Journal of Radioactive Materials Transport; Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 2-3; Conference: Brittle fracture safety assessment, Krefeld (Germany), 27-28 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1995
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; SPENT FUEL CASKS; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; CAST IRON; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; TRANSPORT
OSTI ID:
100510
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: IJRTER; ISSN 0957-476X; TRN: GB9501349063431
Submitting Site:
GBN
Size:
pp. 171-174
Announcement Date:
Oct 04, 1995

Citation Formats

Urabe, N, and Arai, T. Fracture toughness of DCI casks and prediction by small specimen test. United Kingdom: N. p., 1995. Web.
Urabe, N, & Arai, T. Fracture toughness of DCI casks and prediction by small specimen test. United Kingdom.
Urabe, N, and Arai, T. 1995. "Fracture toughness of DCI casks and prediction by small specimen test." United Kingdom.
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title = {Fracture toughness of DCI casks and prediction by small specimen test}
author = {Urabe, N, and Arai, T}
abstractNote = {Spent nuclear fuel transport and/or storage containers (casks) must maintain their structural integrity even when subjected to hypothetical accidents during transport or handling accidents at storage facilities. For ductile cast iron (DCI) to be used as a cask containment boundary material, adequate fracture toughness must be demonstrated at service temperatures and impact loading conditions of concern. In Japan, comprehensive studies of the fracture toughness of heavy section DCI have been undertaken by a number of research organisations to provide the safety assurance for the DCI casks. In the present study, the fracture toughness data were used to develop a lower bound trend curve for heavy section DCI and to examine the prediction methods by small specimen tests. The fracture toughnesses K{sub IC}, K{sub IIC} and K{sub IIIC} were also obtained to study the safety assessment of DCI casks under different loading mode conditions. (author).}
journal = []
issue = {2-3}
volume = {6}
journal type = {AC}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1995}
month = {Sep}
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