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Title: Response of neutron-irradiated RPV steels to thermal annealing

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OSTI ID:503509

One of the options to mitigate the effects of irradiation on reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) is to thermally anneal them to restore the fracture toughness properties that have been degraded by neutron irradiation. This paper summarizes experimental results of work performed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to study the annealing response of several irradiated RPV steels.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
503509
Report Number(s):
CONF-970826-1; ON: DE97003666; TRN: 97:013007
Resource Relation:
Conference: 14. international conference on structural mechanics in reactor technology (SMIRT), Lyon (France), 17-22 Aug 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English