Published October 1984 | Version v1
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Summary of detection, location, and characterization capabilities of AE for continuous monitoring of cracks in reactors

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Description

The objective of the program is to develop acoustic emission (AE) methods for continuous monitoring of reactor pressure boundaries to detect and evaluate crack growth. The approach involves three phases: develop relationships to identify crack growth AE signals and to use identified crack growth AE data to estimate flaw severity; evaluate and refine AE/flaw relationships through fatigue testing a heavy section vessel under simulated reactor conditions; and demonstrate continuous AE monitoring on a nuclear power reactor system

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01 as DE85005294.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
20 p.
Report number
PNL-SA--12548

Conference

Title
12. water reactor safety research information meeting.
Dates
23-26 Oct 1984.
Place
Gaithersburg, MD (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16064726
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; BWR TYPE REACTORS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; PRESSURE VESSELS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; STEEL-MNNIMO
Descriptors DEC
ACOUSTIC TESTING; ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CONTAINERS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; LOW ALLOY STEELS; MANGANESE ALLOYS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLYBDENUM ADDITIONS; NICKEL ADDITIONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; STEELS; TESTING; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-8410142--78.