Published 1990
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Book
Stratification issues and experience in operating power plants
Creators
- 1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Nuclear and Advanced Technology Div.
Description
This paper provides a background of recent pipe cracks which have occurred in commercial nuclear power plants and have led to the issuance of NRC Bulletin 88-08. Specifically, these cracks occurred in unisolable sections of piping and were attributed to fatigue resulting from thermal stratification and cycling, which in tern resulted from valve leakage. Utility response to the bulletin is summarized, and details of an evaluation which addresses the issue are provided
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY (United States)
- ISBN
- 0-7918-0503-4
- Imprint Title
- High pressure technology, fracture mechanics, and service experience in operating power plants
- Imprint Pagination
- 104 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 85-92.
Conference
- Title
- 1990 pressure vessels and piping conference.
- Dates
- 17-21 Jun 1990.
- Place
- Nashville, TN (United States).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 23059310
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE; LEAKS; MONITORING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPERATION; PERFORMANCE; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MONITORING SYSTEMS; REACTOR VESSELS; STRATIFICATION; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENTS; US NRC; VALVES
- Descriptors DEC
- CONTAINERS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FABRICATION; FLOW REGULATORS; HEAT TREATMENTS; MATERIALS WORKING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; US ORGANIZATIONS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-900617--.