Published February 1987 | Version v1
Report

Radiation embrittlement correlation between power and test reactor data

Creators

  • 1. Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA

Description

A large data base has been examined for evidence of a bias between test reactor and PWR pressure vessel Charpy embrittlement data, where the embrittlement is irradiation induced. The statistical evidence indicates that power reactor embrittlement predictions based on test reactor data will be non-conservative. The existence of the bias is more apparent for weld materials than for plate materials

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission fourteenth water reactor safety information meeting. Volume 2. Research in nondestructive evaluation, environmental effects in primary system components, pressure vessel research, irradiation effects on RPV steels, degraded piping research
Journal Page Range
p. 349-355.
Report number
NUREG/CP--0082-Vol.2

Conference

Title
14. water reactor safety information meeting.
Dates
27-31 Oct 1986.
Place
Gaithersburg, MD (USA).