Published 1975 | Version v1
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The present state of fracture mechanical considerations in the assessment of safety of components of the primary circuit of light water moderated nuclear power plants, in particular taking into account the authorization legislation for nuclear installations

Creators

  • 1. Technischer Ueberwachungs-Verein Rheinland e.V., Koeln (F.R. Germany)

Description

Fracture mechanics is more and more applied in reviewing reliability and safety of steel components in light-water cooled reactors. Especially the problem of crack behaviour of thick-walled pressure vessels under different operational conditions can be investigated by these methods. The report contains an inventory as well as a critical analysis of available data and information in this field on nuclear power plants in construction or operation in the Federal Republic of Germany. The different concepts of fracture mechanics so far used in the legal safety analyses and licensing procedures in the Federal Republic are especially underlined and the importance of fracture mechanics for primary pressure components explained

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number.

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (German)
Der gegenwaertige Stand bruchmechanischer Ueberlegungen und Betrachtungen bei der Beurteilung der Sicherheit von komponenten der Primaerkreise von leichtwassermoderierten Reaktoranlagen, insbesondere unter Beruecksichtigung der atomrechlichen Genehmigungsverfahren

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
155 p.
Report number
EUR--5409

INIS

Country of Publication
European Commission (EC), Brussels (Belgium)
Country of Input or Organization
European Commission (EC), Brussels (Belgium)
INIS RN
7249220
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
CRACKS; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; PRESSURE VESSELS; REACTOR SAFETY; RELIABILITY; STEELS; WATER COOLED REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CONTAINERS; EUROPE; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REACTORS; SAFETY; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS