Published June 6, 1989
| Version v1
Patent
Light water reactor cores with increased resistance to stress corrosion cracking
Description
This patent describes a method for reducing the occurrence of irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking in the structural components of the core of a light water nuclear reactor, the method comprising forming the structural components from an austenitic stainless steel containing a maximum of about 0.05% N, a maximum of about 0.005% P, a maximum of about 0.05% Si and a maximum of about 0.005% S
Availability note (English)
Available from Patent and Trademark Office, Box 9, Washington, DC 20232.Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- vp.
- IPC:
- Int. Cl. G21C 9/00.
- IPC
- Int. Cl. G21C 9/00.
- Patent number
- US patent document 4,836,976/A/
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 21006412
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- AUSTENITIC STEELS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORROSION PROTECTION; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR SAFETY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STAINLESS STEELS; STRESS CORROSION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER COOLED REACTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CORROSION; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MECHANICS; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTORS; SAFETY; STEELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS