Structural and mechanical engineering research of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Research conducted by NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research in Structural Mechanics for Reactor Technology is reported in this paper. The reported research primarily concerns applications to Civil Structures, Mechanical Systems and Components related to Light Water Reactor Nuclear Power Plants. It concerns the period between the Fourth International Conference in Structural Mechanics for Reactor Technology, held in San Francisco in 1977, and the 1977 Fifth Conference in Berlin. It includes research completed to date; status of research now under way, and future research programs. (orig.)