Review of the Current State of Knowledge on the Effects of Radiation on Concrete
Abstract
A review of the current state of knowledge on the effects of radiation on concrete in nuclear applications is presented. Emphasis is placed on the effects of radiation damage as reflected by changes in engineering properties of concrete in the evaluation of the long-term operation (LTO) and for Plant Life or Aging Management of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Japan, Spain, and the United States. National issues and concerns are described for Japan and the US followed by a discussion of the fundamental understanding of the effects radiation on concrete. Specifically, the effects of temperature, moisture content, and irradiation on ordinary Portland cement paste and the role of temperature and neutron energy spectra on radiation induced volumetric expansion (RIVE) of aggregate-forming minerals are described. This is followed by a discussion of the bounding conditions for extended operation, the significance of accelerated irradiation conditions, the role of temperature, creep, and how these issues are being incorporated into numerical and meso-scale models. From these insights on radiation damage, analyses of these effects on concrete structures are reviewed and the current status of work in Japan and the US are described. Also discussed is the recent formation of a new international scientific andmore »
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Nagoya Univ. (Japan)
- Kajima Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
- Electric Power Research Inst., Charlotte, NC (United States)
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
- Inst. Eduardo Torroja de Ciencias de la Construccion, Madrid (Spain)
- ENRESA, Madrid (Spain)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1319190
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 14; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1346-8014
- Publisher:
- Japan Concrete Institute
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; concrete; radiation damage; NPP; concrete biological shield; ICIC
Citation Formats
Rosseel, Thomas M., Maruyama, Ippei, Le Pape, Yann, Kontani, Osamu, Giorla, Alain B., Remec, Igor, Wall, James J., Sircar, Madhumita, Andrade, Carmen, and Ordonez, Manuel. Review of the Current State of Knowledge on the Effects of Radiation on Concrete. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.3151/jact.14.368.
Rosseel, Thomas M., Maruyama, Ippei, Le Pape, Yann, Kontani, Osamu, Giorla, Alain B., Remec, Igor, Wall, James J., Sircar, Madhumita, Andrade, Carmen, & Ordonez, Manuel. Review of the Current State of Knowledge on the Effects of Radiation on Concrete. United States. https://doi.org/10.3151/jact.14.368
Rosseel, Thomas M., Maruyama, Ippei, Le Pape, Yann, Kontani, Osamu, Giorla, Alain B., Remec, Igor, Wall, James J., Sircar, Madhumita, Andrade, Carmen, and Ordonez, Manuel. Fri .
"Review of the Current State of Knowledge on the Effects of Radiation on Concrete". United States. https://doi.org/10.3151/jact.14.368. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1319190.
@article{osti_1319190,
title = {Review of the Current State of Knowledge on the Effects of Radiation on Concrete},
author = {Rosseel, Thomas M. and Maruyama, Ippei and Le Pape, Yann and Kontani, Osamu and Giorla, Alain B. and Remec, Igor and Wall, James J. and Sircar, Madhumita and Andrade, Carmen and Ordonez, Manuel},
abstractNote = {A review of the current state of knowledge on the effects of radiation on concrete in nuclear applications is presented. Emphasis is placed on the effects of radiation damage as reflected by changes in engineering properties of concrete in the evaluation of the long-term operation (LTO) and for Plant Life or Aging Management of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Japan, Spain, and the United States. National issues and concerns are described for Japan and the US followed by a discussion of the fundamental understanding of the effects radiation on concrete. Specifically, the effects of temperature, moisture content, and irradiation on ordinary Portland cement paste and the role of temperature and neutron energy spectra on radiation induced volumetric expansion (RIVE) of aggregate-forming minerals are described. This is followed by a discussion of the bounding conditions for extended operation, the significance of accelerated irradiation conditions, the role of temperature, creep, and how these issues are being incorporated into numerical and meso-scale models. From these insights on radiation damage, analyses of these effects on concrete structures are reviewed and the current status of work in Japan and the US are described. Also discussed is the recent formation of a new international scientific and technical organization, the International Committee on Irradiated Concrete (ICIC), to provide a forum for timely information exchanges among organizations pursuing the identification, quantification, and modeling of the effects of radiation on concrete in commercial nuclear applications. Lastly, the paper concludes with a discussion of research gaps including: 1) interpreting test-reactor data, 2) evaluating service-irradiated concrete for aging management and to inform radiation damage models with the Zorita NPP (Spain) serving as the first comprehensive test case, 3) irradiated-assisted alkali-silica reactions, and 4) RIVE under constrained conditions.},
doi = {10.3151/jact.14.368},
journal = {Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology},
number = 7,
volume = 14,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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