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Title: Radiation embrittlement of nuclear reactor pressure vessel steels: An international review (Fourth Volume)

Abstract

The technical content is highly focused on the title subject, which is crucial to the continued operating safety of commercial nuclear electric power generating plants, as it treats the phenomenon of neutron embrittlement of the primary containment vessel of the nuclear reactor power source. Integrity of this nuclear reactor component is a primary goal of all the specialists who have participated in this series of four international meetings. These international meetings and the publication arising from them offer a progressive series of volumes that provide a valuable technical resource to nuclear power plant operators, national regulatory specialists, and researchers in this area of nuclear safety. The progressive nature of these publications is particularly valuable in teaching scientific and technical developments on what has become one of the most critical elements in reactor safety analysis with the aging of nuclear power reactors. The progress of research and vessel surveillance for neutron embrittlement reflects the aging of nuclear power reactors and, therefore, the attendant interest in assuring safe life attainment for this crucial element of electric power generation, as the authors approach the close of the Twentieth century. Separate abstracts were prepared for 31 papers of this book.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
139987
Report Number(s):
CONF-9009544-
ISBN 0-8031-1478-8; TRN: 93:024279
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) specialists` meeting on radiation embrittlement of nuclear reactor pressure vessel steels, Balatonfuered (Hungary), 26-29 Sep 1990; Other Information: PBD: 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; STEELS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; PRESSURE VESSELS; MEETINGS; LEADING ABSTRACT; EMBRITTLEMENT; PWR TYPE REACTORS; NEUTRONS; IRRADIATION; SURVEILLANCE; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; REACTOR SAFETY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Citation Formats

Steele, L E. Radiation embrittlement of nuclear reactor pressure vessel steels: An international review (Fourth Volume). United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Steele, L E. Radiation embrittlement of nuclear reactor pressure vessel steels: An international review (Fourth Volume). United States.
Steele, L E. 1993. "Radiation embrittlement of nuclear reactor pressure vessel steels: An international review (Fourth Volume)". United States.
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abstractNote = {The technical content is highly focused on the title subject, which is crucial to the continued operating safety of commercial nuclear electric power generating plants, as it treats the phenomenon of neutron embrittlement of the primary containment vessel of the nuclear reactor power source. Integrity of this nuclear reactor component is a primary goal of all the specialists who have participated in this series of four international meetings. These international meetings and the publication arising from them offer a progressive series of volumes that provide a valuable technical resource to nuclear power plant operators, national regulatory specialists, and researchers in this area of nuclear safety. The progressive nature of these publications is particularly valuable in teaching scientific and technical developments on what has become one of the most critical elements in reactor safety analysis with the aging of nuclear power reactors. The progress of research and vessel surveillance for neutron embrittlement reflects the aging of nuclear power reactors and, therefore, the attendant interest in assuring safe life attainment for this crucial element of electric power generation, as the authors approach the close of the Twentieth century. Separate abstracts were prepared for 31 papers of this book.},
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